| Non-NPC patients | NPC patients |
---|---|---|
 | n = 198 (%) | n = 12 (%) |
Location | Â | Â |
  Single site |  |  |
   Frontal lobe | 15 (7.5) | 0 |
   Fronto-parietal area | 23 (11.6) | 1 (8.3) |
   Fronto-parito-temporal area | 17 (8.6) | 1 (8.3) |
   Basal ganglion | 12 (6.1) | 0 |
   Temporal lobe | 17 (8.6) | 6 (50) |
   Parieto-occipital area | 22 (11.1) | 1 (8.3) |
   Parietal lobe | 15 (7.6) | 0 |
   Temporo-parietal area | 16 (8.0) | 0 |
   Thalamus | 4 (2.0) | 0 |
   Occipital lobe | 3 (1.5) | 0 |
   Cerebellum | 9 (4.5) | 1 (8.3) |
  Multiple sites | 45 (22.7) | 2 δ (16.6) |
Multiloculated | 41 (20.7) | 3 (25) |
Rupture into ventricle | 62 (31.3) | 5 (41.7) |
Hydrocephalus | 32 (16.2) | 3 (25) |
Median (IRQ) volumes of brain abscess (cm 3 ) β | 13.19 (4.03-25.13) | 17.49 (7.47-28.162) |