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. 1977 Jul;40(7):625–629. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.40.7.625

Chronic abscess of the brain stem

J A Russell 1, M D M Shaw 1
PMCID: PMC492786  PMID: 303282

Abstract

The incidence of solitary brain stem abscess is less than 4% of all posterior fossa abscesses, and probably less than 1% of all intracranial abscesses. Two cases are reported, both presenting as chronic progressive clinical problems and initially diagnosed as gliomas. It is suggested that aspiration is a more suitable treatment than excision, and that in cases secondary to otogenic disease, radical mastoidectomy might have been an adequate method of prophylaxis.

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