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Symptomatology and Diagnosis of Brain Abscesses

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Brain Abscess and Meningitis

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Abstract

The symptoms of brain abscesses are due to two main characteristics, infection and space-occupation. This symptomatology varies greatly according to the mode of infection, the localization and the stage of the abscess.

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Kunze (1981). Symptomatology and Diagnosis of Brain Abscesses. In: Schiefer, W., Klinger, M., Brock, M. (eds) Brain Abscess and Meningitis. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67943-8_2

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