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. 2017 Feb 21;1(1):3-8.
doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2017.2.33875. eCollection 2017 Mar.

18-year-old Female with a Change in Mental Status

Laura J Bontempo  1 , Andrew Crouter  2 , Danya Khoujah  1 , Zachary Dw Dezman  1
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18-year-old Female with a Change in Mental Status

Laura J Bontempo et al. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. .
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Conflicts of Interest: By the CPC-EM article submission agreement, all authors are required to disclose all affiliations, funding sources and financial or management relationships that could be perceived as potential sources of bias. The authors disclosed none.

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Axial T2 FLAIR sequence magnetic resonance imaging showing bilateral enhancement of the hippocampus (arrows). FLAIR, fluid attenuated inversion recovery
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Axial T2 FLAIR sequence magnetic resonance imaging showing enhancement of the medial temporal lobe (arrows). FLAIR, fluid attenuated inversion recovery
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