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Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Fig. 1 | Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

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From: Multiple brain abscesses treated by extraction of the maxillary molars with chronic apical lesion to remove the source of infection

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Magnetic resonance images of a 45-year-old male admitted with right facial spasm, tingling and twisting of the right arm, paresthesia, and dysarthria. A high T2-weighted signal was observed in the right mid-frontal region and in the left and right high-frontal subcortical white matter (WM). Top: three regions were well-defined, approximately 13 mm, 9 mm, and 15 mm low-density ovoid lesions, with diffusion restriction and perilesional edema. Middle: the post-operative state; abscess drainage of the right mid-frontal lobe area. The size of several ovoid lesions decreased in both the left and right high-frontal subcortical WM. Bottom: after extraction of the periodontally involved teeth, the size of the lesions in the right mid-frontal and both the left and right high-frontal subcortical WM decreased significantly. A, right mid-frontal; B, right high-frontal; C, left high-frontal subcortical area. Red arrows identify the three brain abscesses

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