Intracranial Calcification Caused by a Brain Abscess : A Rare Cause of Intracranial Calcification
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Intracranial Calcification Caused by a Brain Abscess : A Rare Cause of Intracranial Calcification
Intracranial calcifications are relatively common computed tomographic findings in the field of neurosurgery, and cysticercosis, tuberculosis, HIV, and cryptococcus are acquired intracranial infections typically associated with calcifications. However, intracranial calcification caused by a bacterial brain abscess is rare. Here, we present a rare case of intracranial calcification caused by a b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2005-3711,1598-7876
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2013.54.2.148