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Computed tomography (CT) (sagittal sections) of the brain of a 17-year old man who developed fulminant hepatic failure. A: First CT performed in encephalopathy stage IV; B: Control CT performed when the patient developed unilateral fixed midriasis, showing diffuse edema, compression of the fourth ventricle and of the brain stem. The patient developed brain stem death while waiting liver transplantation, despite medical therapy and MARS treatment.
