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What is the most likely etiology for a male patient presenting with seizures, fever, headache, confusion, and inflammation involving the bitemporal lobe on MRI?
What is the most likely etiology for a male patient presenting with seizures, fever, headache, confusion, and inflammation involving the bitemporal lobe on MRI?
- Cytomegalovirus
- Herpes simplex virus (correct)
- Toxoplasma gondii
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Study Notes
Presentation of Seizures
- A patient presents with seizures, fever, headache, and confusion in the emergency room.
- The patient's MRI brain shows inflammation involving the bitemporal lobe.
Etiology of the Presentation
- The most likely etiology for this presentation is Herpes simplex virus (C).
- Other possible causes include Cytomegalovirus (A), Toxoplasma gondii (B), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (D).
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Identify the most likely etiology for a patient's seizures, fever, headache, and confusion based on an MRI brain scan showing inflammation in the bitemporal lobe.
