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Brain abscesses represent organized foci of suppuration within the parenchyma. In this paper, we describe the case of a 3-month old girl with a large, complicated cerebral abscess. In addition, the course of treatment is presented. The patient’s recovery was excellent. The follow-up MRI showed only subtle porencephalic changes as the only parenchymal sequels, which may have been due to central nervous system (CNS) plasticity in infants.
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Seddighi, A., Seddighi, A.S. Disproportionate correlation between imaging and outcome in an infant with cerebral abscess. cent.eur.j.med 5, 504–507 (2010). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11536-009-0038-1
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