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ArticleCureus2025

Brain Abscess From Dental Bacteria: A Case Report.

Magdalena Staniszewska, Kamil Krzesniak, Pawel Kolasa, Beata Smielak

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Development of Quorum Sensing Modulators of Streptococcus constellatus.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Magdalena StaniszewskaDepartment of Neurosurgery and Cancer of the Nervous System, Regional Multi-Specialist Center for Oncology and Traumatology, Nicolaus Copernicus Memorial Hospital, Lodz, POL.
Kamil KrzesniakDepartment of Dental Technology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, POL.
Pawel KolasaDepartment of Neurosurgery and Cancer of the Nervous System, Regional Multi-Specialist Center for Oncology and Traumatology, Nicolaus Copernicus Memorial Hospital, Lodz, POL.
Beata SmielakDepartment of Prosthodontics, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, POL.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A brain abscess (BA) is a purulent infection of the central nervous system and can be associated with dental procedures. The paper presents a case of a patient diagnosed with an odontogenic BA. On admission, the patient was awake, alert, and oriented (Glasgow Coma Scale 15). The patient reported undergoing excision and drainage of an abscess in the submandibular area three years earlier. An MRI of the head showed a mass lesion (34x19x25 mm) located in the right parieto-occipital region, and an abscess was suspected. During the procedure, puncture and evacuation of the contents of the abscess in the right parieto-occipital area were performed. Oral microorganisms, including

Indexed as

dental infectionsfusobacteriumodontogenic brain abscesspurulent infectionstreptococcus constellatus

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PMID40792334
PMCPMC12337240

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