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Elmo F. Masucci, MD; Jorge A. Fabara, MD; Nirmal Saini, MD; John F. Kurtzke, MD

Arch Neurol. 1982;39(5):304-306.

Abstract
• Cerebral mucormycosis was found at autopsy in a 27-year-old male narcotic addict with rapidly progressive focal neurologic signs. There was no evidence of rhinocerebral involvement or systemic illness, and a nuclide brain scan suggested brain abscess.

Author Affiliations
From the Neurology Service and the Neuropathology Section, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Georgetown and George Washington University Schools of Medicine, Washington, DC.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication July 15, 1981.

Reprint requests to Neurology Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, 50 Irving St, NW, Washington, DC 20422 (Dr Masucci).