Brain Abscess
A circumscribed collection of purulent exudate in the brain, due to bacterial and other infections. The majority are caused by spread of infected material from a focus of suppuration elsewhere in the body, notably the PARANASAL SINUSES, middle ear (see EAR, MIDDLE); HEART (see also ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL), and LUNG. Penetrating CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA and NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES may also be associated with this condition. Clinical manifestations include HEADACHE; SEIZURES; focal neurologic deficits; and alterations of consciousness. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp712-6)
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Tree Number(s): C01.207.090, C01.830.025.160, C10.228.140.116, C10.228.228.090
MeSH Unique ID: D001922
Entry Terms:
- Abscess, Brain
- Brain Abscesses
- Brain Abscess, Child
- Abscess, Child Brain
- Child Brain Abscess
- Brain Abscess, Multiple
- Abscesses, Multiple Brain
- Abscess, Multiple Brain
- Brain Abscesses, Multiple
- Multiple Brain Abscess
- Multiple Brain Abscesses
- Brain Abscess, Pyogenic
- Abscess, Pyogenic Brain
- Brain Abscesses, Pyogenic
- Pyogenic Brain Abscess
- Pyogenic Brain Abscesses
- Brain Abscess, Sterile
- Brain Abscesses, Sterile
- Sterile Brain Abscess
- Sterile Brain Abscesses
- Cerebral Abscess
- Abscess, Cerebral
- Abscesses, Cerebral
- Cerebral Abscesses
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