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Brain infection can be caused by many micro-organisms. The response of the brain is very similar except in cases of immunocompromised patients in which certain micro-organisms that are normally well tolerated may became very aggressive.
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Bozzao, A., Colonnese, C., Fantozzi, L.M. (2003). Infections of the Central Nervous System: The Neuroradiologist’s Point of View. In: Signore, A., Liberatore, M., Scopinaro, F. (eds) Nuclear Medicine in the Management of Inflammatory and Infectious Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05289-1_27
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