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Cerebral Abscess Crossing Midline

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Cameron M. McDougall ,
Cameron Elliott  and
Robert W. Broad
Cameron M. McDougall*
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Cameron Elliott
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Robert W. Broad
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
*
#202, 9503-101 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5H 4R1, Canada.
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Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , March 2012 , pp. 236 - 238
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2012

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