Brain Abscess (definition)

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Brain Abscess

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Definition: 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)

coord IM with specific infection (IM) + specific CNS infect term (IM) + site/dis term (IM) if pertinent
See Also Empyema, Subdural

Other names Sterile Brain Abscesses; Sterile Brain Abscess; Pyogenic Brain Abscesses; Pyogenic Brain Abscess; Multiple Brain Abscesses; Multiple Brain Abscess; Child Brain Abscess; Cerebral Abscesses; Brain Abscesses, Sterile; Brain Abscesses, Pyogenic; Brain Abscesses, Multiple; Brain Abscesses; Abscesses, Multiple Brain; Abscesses, Cerebral; Abscess, Pyogenic Brain; Abscess, Multiple Brain; Abscess, Child Brain; Abscess, Cerebral; Abscess, Brain; Cerebral Abscess

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Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012
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