A total of 102 patients were diagnosed with brain abscess between January 1994 and April 2009. Median age was 47 years and 65% were male. This yields an estimated incidence of 0,4/100.000/year.

Brain abscesses are a potentially life-threatening central nervous system (CNS) infection that require immediate identification and treatment to prevent severe neurological complications and even ...

anginosus makes up part of the physiological oral flora, it is highly likely that bacteremia occurring during dental cleaning was causal in the development of the brain abscess. Dr. med.

An abscess can be located anywhere in the body and can present challenging clinical situations when located inside the abdomen, flank, chest, brain and tissues deeper to the facia etc. These ...

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Background Brain abscess is a potentially fatal disease. This study assesses clinical aspects of brain abscess in a large hospital cohort. Methods Retrospective review of adult patients with ...