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Infectious Diseases of the Central Nervous System

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Infectious diseases affecting humans have greatly decreased in the past decades because of the use of antibiotics and the increased level of hygiene. However, the central nervous system (CNS) must be seen has a potential target for many organisms that are able to cause severe diseases with striking symptoms.

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  1. Neuroradiology Service, CHU Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France

    V. Dousset

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  1. Universitätsspital Nuklearmedizin, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland

    G. K. von Schulthess

  2. Kantonsspital Institut für Radiologie, 8401, Winterthur, Switzerland

    Ch. L. Zollikofer

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Dousset, V. (2004). Infectious Diseases of the Central Nervous System. In: von Schulthess, G.K., Zollikofer, C.L. (eds) Diseases of the Brain, Head and Neck, Spine. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2131-0_14

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