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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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Infectious Diseases Associated With Renal Homotransplantation: I. Incidence, Types, and Predisposing Factors [PDF]

, 1964
Infectious diseases occurred in 26 of 30 renal homotransplantation patients and contributed to eight of the 12 deaths in this series. There were 52 infections, 17 occurring before and 35 after transplantation.
Marchioro, TL, Rifkind, D, Starzl, TE, Waddell, WR   +3 more
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Streptococcus constellatus and sinusitis: A brain abscess case series

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background: Brain abscess is an infectious process affecting the central nervous system and related structures and is many times the result of bacterial translocation from other areas of the body.
Anmol Singh Johal, Sarah Esposito, Ndausung Udongwo, Benedict Cu, Bhavroop Kaur Riar, Walid Abboud, Jose Fune, Edward Liu   +7 more
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Aquaporin-4 and brain edema. [PDF]

, 2007
Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is a water-channel protein expressed strongly in the brain, predominantly in astrocyte foot processes at the borders between the brain parenchyma and major fluid compartments, including cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood.
A Lehmenkuhler, Alan S. Verkman, AS Verkman, AS Verkman, D Wenzel, DK Binder, DK Binder, DK Binder, DS Prough, GT Manley, H Wen, HJ Reulen, HK Kimelberg, I Klatzo, I Roberts, J Badaut, J Hu, J Li, J Li, JE Rash, JE Rash, K Oshio, KI Auguste, M Amiry-Moghaddam, M Amiry-Moghaddam, M Elkjaer, Marios C. Papadopoulos, MC Papadopoulos, MC Papadopoulos, MC Papadopoulos, NR Saunders, O Bloch, P Agre, P Padmawar, PM Rodier, S Nielsen, S Saadoun, S Saadoun, T Ma   +38 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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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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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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Brainstem auditory evoked responses in an equine patient population. Part II: foals. [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundReports of the use of brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER) as a diagnostic modality in foals have been limited.Hypothesis/objectivesTo describe BAER findings and associated causes of hearing loss in foals.AnimalsStudy group 18 foals (15 ...
Aleman, M, Holliday, TA, Madigan, JE, Williams, DC   +3 more
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Cerebrovascular complications and infective endocarditis. impact of available evidence on clinical outcome [PDF]

, 2018
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening disease. Its epidemiological profile has substantially changed in recent years although 1-year mortality is still high.
De Bellis, Antonio, D’Abramo, Mizar, Frati, Giacomo, Greco, Ernesto, Iaccarino, Alessandra, Mestres, Carlos-A., Saade, Wael, Schirone, Leonardo, Sciarretta, Sebastiano   +8 more
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