ReviewChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2019
Brain abscess in pediatric age: a review.
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- Utility of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing in Identifying Anaerobic Pathogens in a Pediatric Brain Abscess Secondary to Sinusitis: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
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- Conventional imaging-derived phenotypes of brain abscess and short-term clinical outcomes: a comparative study in children and adults.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Article
- Cerebral abscess secondary to post-esophageal dilation bacteremia: A case report with a pathophysiological association to consider.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Thirty years of paediatric brain abscess management: a single-centre retrospective analysis of evolving therapeutic strategies and outcomes.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- The use of intraventricular vancomycin in subacute brain abscess in an adolescent male: A case report.Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2025Article
- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring-Guided Linezolid Therapy for the Treatment of Multiple Staphylococcal Brain Abscesses in a 3-Month-Old Infant.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Multiple primary brain abscesses in a 14 years old immunocompetent boy: A tale of Proteus mirabilis infestation from Pakistan.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Plesiomonas shigelloides infection in newborn: case report and literature review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Review
- Characterization of Disease Patterns in Children with Intracranial Abscesses for Enhanced Clinical Decision-Making.Pediatric reports · 2024Article
- Changes in the epidemiology of pediatric brain abscesses pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic: a single-center study.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Multiple brain abscesses in a neonate: a rare case report along with review of literature.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Serious Complications and Treatment Strategies Associated with Odontogenic Infections.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2023Article
- Bacterial Brain Abscesses in a Patient With Transposition of the Great Arteries and Interventricular Communication.Cureus · 2023Article
- Cronobacter brain abscess and refractory epilepsy in a newborn: role of epilepsy surgery. Illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2023Article
- Multiple Abscesses in the Frontal, Temporal and Brainstem regions in a 4.5-year-Old Girl- An Illustrative Case Report.Surgical neurology international · 2023Article
- COVID-19 Co-Infection May Promote Development of Sinusitis Complication in Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Silent Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Right-to-Left Shunt as a Unique Cause of Recurrent Brain Abscesses.Open forum infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Multiple Fusarium brain abscesses in a young child.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2022Article
- Rare brain and pulmonary abscesses caused by oral pathogens started with acute gastroenteritis diagnosed by metagenome next-generation sequencing: A case report and literature review.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of the paper is to examine the current state of the art about epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of this infection.
methodsA review of the literature was performed through a PubMed search of original articles, case reports, and reviews using the key words "brain abscess," "cerebral abscess," "brain infection," "intracranial suppuration," "otogenic brain abscess," "otitis complications," and "sinusitis complications."
resultsPediatric brain abscess is a rare but serious infection, often involving patients with specific risk factors and burdened by a high risk of morbidity and mortality. Brain abscess incidence and mortality decreased over the years, thanks to improved antibiotic therapy, new neurosurgical techniques, and the wide spread of vaccinations. There are no guidelines for the adequate diagnostic-therapeutic pathway in the management of brain abscesses; therefore, conflicting data emerge from the literature. In the future, multicentric prospective studies should be performed in order to obtain stronger evidences about brain abscesses management. Over the next few years, changes in epidemiology could be observed because of risk factors changes.
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