Case Presentation: A 37-year-old man with an altered mental status presented to the neurology department with complaints of weakness, malaise, and headache. Laboratory workup revealed an increased white blood cell (WBC) count (709,720 WBC/ul) and a low platelet count (33,000 platelets/ul). The MRI of the brain of the patient showed several tiny dark spots across various regions of the brain (as shown in the figure above). Question: Decode the pathological condition from the laboratory and MRI findings. Options: A.
Multiple cerebral hemorrhages B. Multiple ischemic infarcts C. Neurocysticercosis D. Petechial hemorrhages Stay tuned for the correct answer! Source: The British Medical Journal (BMJ) *This image challenge is exclusively from the Medical Communications Team of Docplexus for educative purposes only.
