Medical Management Of Brain Abscess

Brain Abscess - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441841/

Brain Abscess - Merck Manuals Professional Edition

https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/neurologic-disorders/brain-infections/brain-abscess

Brain abscess can result from direct extension (eg, of mastoiditis, osteomyelitis, sinusitis, or subdural empyema), penetrating wounds (including neurosurgery), or hematogenous …

Treatment and prognosis of bacterial brain abscess

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/treatment-and-prognosis-of-bacterial-brain-abscess

Most patients with brain abscess require surgical drainage, in addition to antibiotics, for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The approach to antimicrobial …

Brain Abscess | NEJM - New England Journal of Medicine

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1301635

In most patients, brain abscess results from predisposing factors, such as underlying disease (e.g., infection with the human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]), a history of treatment with...

Brain Abscess Treatment & Management: Medical Care, …

https://reference.medscape.com/article/212946-treatment

As brain abscesses are frequently polymicrobial, de-escalation based on microbiological results is safe only when aspiration samples have been processed …

Brain Abscess - Neurologic Disorders - MSD Manual …

https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-in/professional/neurologic-disorders/brain-infections/brain-abscess

A brain abscess is an intracerebral collection of pus. Symptoms may include headache, lethargy, fever, and focal neurologic deficits. Diagnosis is by contrast-enhanced MRI or …

Brain abscess: Symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/185619

Brain abscesses are most likely to affect adult men aged under 30 years. Among children, they most commonly develop in those aged 4–7 years. Newborns are also at risk.

Brain Abscess Article - StatPearls

https://www.statpearls.com/articlelibrary/viewarticle/26805/

Treatment / Management. A brain abscess can lead to elevated intracranial pressure and has significant morbidity and mortality. Management can be divided into medical and surgical approaches. …

Management of brain abscess: an overview - focus

https://thejns.org/focus/view/journals/neurosurg-focus/24/6/article-pE3.xml

The authors provide an overview of the management of brain abscesses, highlighting their experience in managing these lesions in patients with cyanotic heart disease, stereotactic management of brain abscesses, …

Brain abscess: Current management - PubMed

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24174804/

Brain abscess (BA) is defined as a focal infection within the brain parenchyma, which starts as a localized area of cerebritis, which is subsequently converted into a collection of pus …