Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Page 225 , February 2010

Adult Male With Altered Mental Status and New-Onset Seizures

  • David M. Solomon, MD, RDMS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Trauma Medicine, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ
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  • Maria Saccio, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
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  • Krista Savarese, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
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  • Barry Hahn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY

  • Image Result

    Bilateral posterior parietal occipital lobe hypodensities without mass effect.

    Bilateral posterior parietal occipital lobe hypodensities without mass effect.

  • Image Result

    Confluent and patchy areas of increased signal within the periventricular and subcortical white matter, predominantly in the parietal occipital lobes but also extending to the frontal lobes. Used with

    Confluent and patchy areas of increased signal within the periventricular and subcortical white matter, predominantly in the parietal occipital lobes but also extending to the frontal lobes. Used with permission of Barry Hahn, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY.

 For the diagnosis and teaching points, see page 231.

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PII: S0196-0644(09)00644-1

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.06.013

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Page 225 , February 2010

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