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Fusobacterium nucleatum (FN) is an opportunistic, gram-negative bacillus that can rarely cause a brain abscess. Thalamic localization of brain abscesses is much rarer than abscesses in other locations of the brain. We present a case of a left-sided thalamic abscess caused by FN in a 59-year-old male patient who debuted with right-side hemiparesis. The patient was successfully treated by repeated navigated aspiration and antibiotherapy.
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