ReviewJournal of neurosciences in rural practice2013
Brain abscess: Current management.
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74 citing papers in PubMed, 183 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Complications of Otitis Media: Mastoiditis and an Intracranial Abscess Presenting as Behavioral Changes.Cureus · 2026Article
- Clinical Observation On a Multimodal Management of Intracerebral Abscess During Pregnancy.Maternal-fetal medicine (Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.) · 2026Article
- Contiguous spread of melioidosis to the brain: a rare case of subdural empyema following odontogenic infection. Illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2026Article
- Brain Abscess Arising From Pansinusitis in an Immunocompetent Young Adult: A Diagnostic Challenge.Cureus · 2026Article
- Mapping the healing brain: Longitudinal MRI volumetrics and outcomes across surgical techniques for primary brain abscesses.Brain & spine · 2026Article
- Early secondary brain abscess formation caused bySurgical neurology international · 2026Article
- Clinical Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Cerebral Abscess: Hyperglycemia as a Predictor of the Need for Prolonged Antibiotic Therapy.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Article
- Clinical Picture and Outcomes in Patients Diagnosed with Brain Abscess.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Self-Trephination Resulting in Exposed Brain Matter and Cerebral Abscess in a Schizophrenic Patient With Delusions.Cureus · 2025Article
- Spontaneous brain abscess formation: challenge of a shifting pathogen spectrum over the last 21 years - a single center experience.Acta neurochirurgica · 2024Article
- Characterization of Disease Patterns in Children with Intracranial Abscesses for Enhanced Clinical Decision-Making.Pediatric reports · 2024Article
- Augmented pathogen detection in brain abscess using metagenomic next-generation sequencing: a retrospective cohort study.Microbiology spectrum · 2024Article
- The Association Between Sickle Cell Anemia and Cognitive Dysfunction: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Multiple brain abscesses in a neonate: a rare case report along with review of literature.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
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- An unusual presentation of fungal brain abscess in immunocompetent host.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Tetralogy of Fallot complicated by multiple cerebral abscesses in a child: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2024Article
- How an Antimicrobial Stewardship Team Treated a Nocardia farcinica-Associated Brain Abscess: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- Otogenic Cerebellar Abscess with Polymicrobial Anaerobic Infection in a Young Female- A Rare Presentation.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
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Abstract
Brain abscess (BA) is defined as a focal infection within the brain parenchyma, which starts as a localized area of cerebritis, which is subsequently converted into a collection of pus within a well-vascularized capsule. BA must be differentiated from parameningeal infections, including epidural abscess and subdural empyema. The BA is a challenge for the neurosurgeon because it is needed good clinical, pharmacological, and surgical skills for providing good clinical outcomes and prognosis to BA patients. Considered an infrequent brain infection, BA could be a devastator entity that easily left the patient into dead. The aim of this work is to review the current concepts regarding epidemiology, pathophysiology, etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of BA.
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