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A 14-year-old boy is brought to the physician by his mother because of frequent headaches over the past 4 weeks. He describes the headaches as dull pain across his forehead; they occur Five to six times weekly. Acetaminophen does not relieve the pain. His mother states that occasionally he has nausea without vomiting. He has schizophrenia well controlled with risperidone. Physical examination shows no abnormalities. An MRI of the brain is most likely to show which of the following?

A ) Bilateral increased caudate nuclei

B ) Decreased cerebellar volume

C ) Hippocampal symmetry

D ) Increased lateral ventricle size

E ) Multiple white-matter hyperintensities


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D ) Increased lateral ventricle size

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