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✓ Analysis of a personal series of 274 cases of brain abscess indicates that excision gives better results than aspiration, even in most of the so-called acute abscesses. The general outlines of the neurosurgical treatment are given, with emphasis on emergency procedures. A similar method is advised in cases of acute subdural empyema.
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