Zuoxin Zhang, Jing Liu, Linxi Su, Weiwei Huang, Yuchun Pei, Guohao Huang, Lin Yang, Shengqing Lv, Jinbo Yin, Guolong Liu
Brain abscess originates from a localized cerebritis area of brain parenchyma, remaining a refractory infectious disease in the central nervous system. Causative pathogens can be wide-ranging, including bacteria, fungi, or parasites; thus, precise pathogen identification and individualized antimicrobial therapy determine patients' outcomes. Here, we report two cases where both patients only presented with limb dysfunction, but without symptoms, signs, or biological evidence of infection. Samples were obtained through brain stereoscopic surgeries and microbial identifications were performed to confirm the infection of Fusobacterium nucleatum ...
2023: Frontiers in Neuroscience