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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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Orita, T., Fujii, M., Hayashi, M. et al. Brain abscess with hemorrhage. Neuroradiology 29, 576–577 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00350446
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00350446