This is an axial view. The superior section is shown on the left side of the photograph and the inferior portion on the right side. The inferior portion is through the upper portion of the caudate nuclei and the thalami. The brain shows fragmentation, necrosis, and discoloration, predominantly of the cortex, in the right middle cerebral artery distribution. There is mass effect with compression of the ventricular system. Discoloration of the cortex within the lesion represents early hemorhagic transformation of the ischemic lesion. Diagnosis: Recent right infarction MCA territory with hemorrhagic transformation.