Brain abscess discovered 38 years after head injury
Hida, K.; Tsuda, E.; Sato, H.; Rai, M.; Imai, T.
No Shinkei Geka. Neurological Surgery 6(8): 811-813
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-2603 PMID: 724085 Document Number: 136276
We reported a case of delayed brain abscess following a penetrating gun-shot injury. The brain abscess surrounding retained intracranial fragments of bone and shell was found 38 years after head injury. The patient's only symptom had been minimal weakness of the right arm. This case was treated surgically with good results. The long period of silent infection was discussed.
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