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Intracranial mass causing seizures

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Clinical Background

A 22-year-old, previously well, vegetarian male from India presented with 2 days of headache and two generalised tonic-clonic seizures. His initial Glascow Coma Scale score post-ictally was 10 and he was intubated by paramedics for airway protection. His brain CT scan and MRI demonstrated a 15-mm ring-enhancing, right inferior frontal lesion with surrounding vasogenic oedema (Fig. 1).

What is the most likely diagnosis?

  • A.

    Bacterial abscess.

  • B.

    Oligodendroglioma.

  • C.

    Neurocysticercosis.

  • D.

    Cavernous haemangioma.

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