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The symptoms persisted for 2\u00a0weeks, and enhanced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) scanning confirmed the suspicion of a brain abscess. Additionally, metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) identified several microbial species, including <jats:italic>Porphyromonas gingivalis<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Prevotella heparinolyticus<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Fusobacterium nucleatum<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Parvimonas micra<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Filifactor alocis<\/jats:italic>. Bacterial culture of CSF revealed the growth of <jats:italic>Prevotella heparinolyticus<\/jats:italic>. Following bilateral ventricular external drainage, intracranial lesion resection, and the implantation of an Ommaya reservoir in the right lateral ventricle, cranial decompression treatment was performed. 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