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Central and peripheral neurotoxicity of metronidazole after treatment for brain abscess

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  1. Service de neurochirurgie, Hôpital nord, Chemin des Bourrelys 13915, Marseille cedex 20, France

    Amandine Sevy, Emmanuel Moyse & Fabrice Battaglia

  2. Service de médecine infectieuse et tropicale, Hôpital nord, Chemin des Bourrelys 13915, Marseille cedex 20, France

    Mathieu Million

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Sevy, A., Moyse, E., Million, M. et al. Central and peripheral neurotoxicity of metronidazole after treatment for brain abscess. Acta Neurochir 153, 2491–2492 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-011-1102-6

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