A 32-year-old man with HIV/AIDS (CD4 count 45 cells/μL) presents with a 2-week history of fever, headache, and progressive left-sided weakness. Contrast-enhanced MRI brain shows multiple lesions in the basal ganglia and thalamus with ring enhancement and surrounding vasogenic edema. The structure marked **A** in the diagram represents one of these ring-enhancing lesions. Which of the following is the MOST LIKELY diagnosis and the MOST APPROPRIATE initial management?
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