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Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
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: 33-35, 2010.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-95212
ABSTRACT
Brain abscess following ischemic stroke is a very rare and dangerous condition that can have catastrophic results, and thus requires urgent and comprehensive evaluation. We report a case of a patient with brain abscess that developed at the lesion site of a previous cerebral infarction. The disruption of the blood-brain barrier in the infarcted lesion might facilitate abscess formation, making it a preferred target for infectious agents.