Brain Abscess
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Brain Abscess Outlook
What to expect with a brain
abscess
:
One out of ten people with brain
abscess
will die of this disease despite treatment.
Permanent disability is common because the
abscess
can destroy brain tissue.
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Brain Abscess Complications
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Last Updated: Mar 10, 2008
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Brain Abscess References:
Bernardini GL. Diagnosis and management of brain abscess and subdural empyema. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2004 Nov;4(6):448-56.
Roche M, Humphreys H, Smyth E, et al. A twelve-year review of central nervous system bacterial abscesses; presentation and aetiology. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2003 Aug;9(8):803-9.
Xiao F, Tseng MY, Teng LJ, Tseng HM, Tsai JC. Brain abscess: clinical experience and analysis of prognostic factors. Surg Neurol. 2005 May;63(5):442-9; discussion 449-50.
Yogev R, Bar-Meir M. Management of brain abscesses in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Feb;23(2):157-9.
