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Joseph C. Masdeu, MD; Sanga Tantulavanich, MD; Philip P. Gorelick, MD; Nitaya Maliwan, MD; Sergio Heredia, MD; J. Manuel Martinez-Lage, MD; Frank A. Rubino, MD; Emanuel Ross, MD; Meenal Mamdani, MD

Arch Neurol. 1982;39(1):62-63.

Abstract
• A 55-year-old man had multiple brain abscesses related to Strongyloides stercoralis superinfection. To our knowledge, the association of this nematode with brain abscesses has not been reported previously.

Author Affiliations
From the Neurology (Drs Masdeu, Gorelick, Rubino, and Mamdani) and Ambulatory Care Services (Drs Tantulavanich and Maliwan), Hines (111) Veterans Administration Hospital; the Departments of Neurology (Drs Masdeu, Gorelick, Rubino, and Mamdani), Pathology (Drs Masdeu and Ross), and Radiology (Dr Heredia), Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University of Chicago, Maywood, Ill; and the Department of Neurology, University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain (Dr Martinez-Lage).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication June 13, 1981.

Reprint requests to Neurology Service (127), Hines Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, IL 60141 (Dr Masdeu).

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