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40 old missionary who worked in Asia for several years returns to US his homeland resents to ED with CC of low back pain patient is treated with Motrin and robaxin feels better, nurses are about to discharge him when he starts having a seizure which is new onset, CT shows dilated ventricle, neuron consult and an MRI done at AM from ED.
1. What do you see?
2. What organism could possibly responsible for this condition?
3. Name a drug commonly used to treat this condition and its mechanism of action.
4. Can this condition be treated by steroids if so when and what is its role.
Trivia: Shortly before his death, Joey Ramone worked on his one and only solo album. What was the name of the song?