Fig. 4
An axial non enhanced computed tomography (NECT) scan performed on the first day (a) and 24 h later (b) show the appearance of diffuse cerebral edema with initial loss of normal gray-white matter differentiation (narrow white arrows), obliteration of CSF spaces (unfilled think arrow) and the “disappearing” of the basal ganglia (i.e., head of the right caudate nucleus) (filled thick arrow)