Image IQ Quiz: 49-Year-Old Woman with Mental Status Changes and Fever
Review the case and test your knowledge to make the correct diagnosis.
Yellow arrow = medial temporal hypodensity with swelling
Yellow arrows = medial temporal hypodensity with swelling
Case contributed by Benjamin W. Strong, MD via vRad.
A 49-year-old woman presents with mental status changes and fever. What does the imaging reveal?
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