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Pyogenic brain abscess, a 15 year survey

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2012
Background Brain abscess is a potentially fatal disease. This study assesses clinical aspects of brain abscess in a large hospital cohort. Methods Retrospective review of adult patients with pyogenic brain abscess at Rigshospitalet University Hospital ...
Helweg-Larsen Jannik, Astradsson Arnar, Richhall Humeira, Erdal Jesper, Laursen Alex, Brennum Jannick   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Brain abscess: An overview

International Journal of Surgery, 2011
Intracranial abscess is a formidable entity. Despite the advent of newer antibiotics and surgical strategies, the overall outcome and quality of life issues in brain abscess patients still remain a continuous challenge for the neurosurgical community. It is a direct interplay between the virulence of the offending microorganism and the immune response ...
Dattatraya Muzumdar, Atul Goel, Sukhdeep Singh Jhawar   +2 more
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Description of the skull, braincase, and dentition of Moschognathus whaitsi (Dinocephalia, Tapinocephalia), and its palaeobiological and behavioral implications

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract A subadult Moschognathus whaitsi from the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, was scanned using synchrotron radiation X‐ray computed tomography (SRXCT). Its subadult state allowed the cranial bones and teeth to be identified and individually reconstructed in 3D.
Tristen Lafferty, Luke A. Norton, Aliénor Duhamel, Julien Benoit   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Availability, use, efficacy and safety of bevacizumab in European hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia centres

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Introduction Bevacizumab, a vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor, is used off‐label for treatment of severe anaemia related to epistaxis, gastrointestinal bleeding and/or severe hepatic arteriovenous malformations (HAVM) and right‐sided cardiac failure in patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT).
Pernille D. Haahr, Anette D. Kjeldsen, Annette D. Fialla, Anne‐Emmanuelle Fargeton, Alexandre Guilhem, Elisabetta Buscarini, Freya Droege, Guido Manfredi, Hans‐Jurgen Mager, Jean‐Christophe Saurin, Jens Kjeldsen, Josefien Hessels, Marco C. Post, Robert Mandic, Sanne Boerman, Stefan Kasper‐Virchow, Sören Möller, Urban Geisthoff, Sophie Dupuis‐Girod   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Aging Gut–Brain Axis: Effects of Dietary Polyphenols and Metal Exposure

Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine, EarlyView.
The influence of gut microbiota on brain health ABSTRACT Diet provides essential metals, which are required for the growth, development, and well‐functioning of the body. Nonetheless, some natural and human activities add toxic heavy metals to the diet, consequently introducing them to our bodies, resulting in several disorders and death. The intestine,
Luqi Cao, Saurabh Kumar Jha, Neha Gupta, Xiang Chen, Renuka Soni, Luoxi Yuan, Rashi Srivastava, Zhe‐Sheng Chen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enterococcal cerebellopontine angle abscess in a 12-year-old female

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2010
Despite advances in imaging and antibiotic treatment, brain abscess is still encountered occasionally. Various aerobic and anaerobic bacteria have been reported as causative agents of brain abscess but only a few cases of enterococcal brain abscesses ...
Alka Sonavane, Vasant Baradkar, Simit Kumar   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Seminar in Epileptology: Normal awake and sleep patterns, interictal abnormalities, and ictal patterns on scalp EEG

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract The accurate interpretation of scalp EEG remains an instrumental diagnostic component of epilepsy care. Knowledge of what constitutes normal EEG findings, non‐epileptiform abnormalities, and epileptiform patterns—both ictal and interictal—is essential for appropriate patient management.
Juan Luis Alcala‐Zermeno, Roohi Katyal, Birgit Frauscher, Donald Schomer, Michael R. Sperling, Roy Strowd, William O. Tatum, Elaine Wirrell, Sándor Beniczky, Fábio A. Nascimento   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anaerobic Brain Abscess following Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media in a Child from Uganda

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2009
Brain abscess, while rare, confers high mortality, especially in the developing world. The case of a Ugandan child with a polymicrobial brain abscess including infection with Tissierella praeacuta/Clostridium hastiforme requiring repeated drainage and ...
KA Cox, G Al-Rawahi, TR Kollmann
doaj   +1 more source

Anti‐Inflammatory Effects of Flavonoids in Otitis Media: A Systematic Review of Pre‐Clinical Evidence

Food Frontiers, EarlyView.
Otitis media (OM) is a middle ear infection driven by chronic inflammation, leading to tissue damage and complications such as cholesteatoma. Flavonoids, a class of polyphenols with anti‐inflammatory properties, suppress key inflammatory mediators, reducing neutrophilic infiltration and mucosal thickening. These findings suggest flavonoids as potential
Madiha Ajaz, Ayesha Zahid, Hazrat Ismail, Misbah Ajaz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nocardia abscessus-related intracranial aneurysm of the internal carotid artery with associated brain abscess: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2016
Summary: Nocardia infections primarily begin in the lungs and spread hematogenously to other sites in the body. Thus, a Nocardia brain abscess is not a completely uncommon occurrence.
Yvette Farran, Suresh Antony
doaj   +1 more source