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Report of a case of intracranial mycotic aneurysm accompanied by brain abscess, which occured as a complication of bacterial endocarditis. Excision of the aneurysm and total removal of the abscess produced a good result.
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Sato, T., Sakuta, Y., Suzuki, J. et al. Successful surgical treatment of intracranial mycotic aneurysm with brain abscess. Acta neurochir 47, 53–61 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01404663
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