Brain abscess with hemorrhage
β Scribed by T. Orita; M. Fujii; M. Hayashi; H. Fudaba; H. Aoki
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 215 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-3940
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β¦ Synopsis
A very rare case of brain abscess with hemorrhage in the basal ganglia is reported. We discuss the difficulties in the differential diagnosis and the mechanism of hemorrhage.
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