Intracranial Calcification Caused by a Brain Abscess : A Rare Cause of Intracranial Calcification |
Kim, Hyeun Sook
(Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University)
Kim, Dong Min (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University) Ju, Chang Il (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chosun University) Kim, Seok Won (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chosun University) |
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