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Brain abscess: A narrative review

Neurology Perspectives, 2022
Background: Brain abscess is a severe focal infection of the central nervous system (CNS) with an annual incidence of up to 8% in developing countries. This article aims to present a comprehensive review of the literature on the pathophysiology, clinical
M.A. Ruiz-Barrera, A.F. Santamaría-Rodríguez, O.F. Zorro   +2 more
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Actinomycotic brain abscess [PDF]

BJR|case reports, 2016
AbstractActinomycosis is caused by Gram-positive filamentous anaerobic organisms of genus Actinomyces, which are commensals of mucosal membranes of the oropharyngeal cavity, and gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts. Central nervous system involvement is rare and may present as cerebral abscess, meningitis, meningoencephalitis, subdural empyema or ...
Maryam Rahiminejad, Marios C. Papadopoulos, Harutomo Hasegawa, Andrew D. Mackinnon   +3 more
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Hemorrhage in the Wall of Pyogenic Brain Abscess on Susceptibility Weighted MR Sequence: A Report of 3 Cases

Case Reports in Radiology, 2014
Background and Purpose. In pyogenic brain abscess, hemorrhage in the walls is considered exceptional. Recently, hemorrhagic changes in the walls of pyogenic abscess have been demonstrated on susceptibility weighted imaging with 3T MRI.
Krishnamoorthy Thamburaj, Amit K. Agarwal, Shyamsunder B. Sabat, Dan T. Nguyen   +3 more
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Brain Abscess at the Site of Recent Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Indian Journal of Medical Specialities, 2022
Brain abscesses are rare and potentially lethal neurological lesions, requiring prompt attention. Although brain abscesses are known to complicate surgically intervened intracerebral hemorrhages (ICH), but the formation of a brain abscess at the site of ...
Faisal Memon, Vikram Londhey, Rani D. Meshram, Gautami M. Kolhe   +3 more
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Cryptogenic left parieto-occipital brain abscess in a previously healthy 24 year old woman

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2019
Background: Brain abscesses are a rare form of neurologic infection that can be attributed to a primary source of infection 60–70% of the time. Cases that cannot be attributed to a primary source of infection are rare and are deemed cryptogenic.
Daniel A. Drake, MD, Scott F. Ross, MD
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A rare case of multiple brain abscesses caused by apical periodontitis of deciduous teeth in congenital heart disease: a case report

BMC Oral Health, 2022
Background A brain abscess is a focal infection in which abscesses form in the brain. A brain abscess is a rare but fatal disease when rupture occurs into the ventricles.
Shizuka Takahashi, Hisato Segoe, Takashi Kikuiri, Yuji Maruo, Tomonobu Sato, Yutaka Watanabe, Zhao Jimei, Yoshitaka Yoshimura, Misa Ishiyama, Atsuhito Takeda, Yasutaka Yawaka, Tetsuo Shirakawa   +11 more
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Adult brain abscess associated with patent foramen ovale: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2007
Brain abscess results from local or metastatic septic spread to the brain. The primary infectious site is often undetected, more commonly so when it is distant.
Stathopoulos Georgios T, Mandila Christina G, Koukoulitsios Georgios V, Katsarelis Nikodimos G, Pedonomos Michel, Karabinis Andreas   +5 more
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Multiple brain abscesses treated by extraction of the maxillary molars with chronic apical lesion to remove the source of infection

Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2019
Background Brain abscess is a life-threatening condition that occurs due to complications during a neurosurgical procedure, direct cranial trauma, or the presence of local or distal infection.
Ki-Hyun Jung, Seong-Su Ro, Seong-Won Lee, Jae-Yoon Jeon, Chang-Joo Park, Kyung-Gyun Hwang   +5 more
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Microbial profile of the appendix niche in acute appendicitis: a novel sampling approach

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This study utilized a novel sampling method, ERAT (i.e. endoscopic retrograde appendicitis treatment)‐guided lumen aspiration, to obtain samples from the appendix, and shotgun metagenomic sequencing was performed for in situ characterization of the appendix microbiome in patients with acute appendicitis.
Huimin Ma, Mingfei Wang, Yanhu Feng, Wanqi Zhang, Wenbo Wang, Yanfeng Xie, Guixiang Kong, Jie Feng, Pengfei Wang, Qi Wang, Xiaojun Huang   +10 more
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Brain Abscess Due to Wolinella recta and Streptococcus intermedius

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1990
The authors present a case of a 62-year-old female with a frontal lobe brain abscess caused by Wolinella recta and two strains of Streptococcus intermedius. One of the strains of S intermedius was resistant to penicillin.
Thomas J Marrie, Elizabeth Kerr
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