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Figure 14. CT and MRI images of lesions of a vascular aetiology. The CT brain of a 75-year-old man with deep vein thrombosis of the lower limb reveals multiple fluid levels within a large focus of haemorrhage in the right cerebral hemisphere. Extension into the ventricles has led to obstructive hydrocephalus. The bleed was attributed to anticoagulants that were given as a prophylaxis against pulmonary thrombo-embolism.

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