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This image depicts a human brain that had been cut through its transaxial plane revealing details indicative of a neurosyphilitic infection. Captured during the patient’s autopsy, note the reduction in overall cortical thickness, a bilateral ventricular enlargement, and an accompanying loss of normal ventricular morphology and symmetry. Prior to death, this patient experienced neurologic symptoms classified as general paresis.
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