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Diseases [C] » Infections [C01] » Central Nervous System Infections » Brain Abscess
Diseases [C] » Infections [C01] » Suppuration » Abscess » Brain Abscess
Diseases [C] » Nervous System Diseases [C10] » Central Nervous System Diseases » Brain Diseases » Brain Abscess
Diseases [C] » Nervous System Diseases [C10] » Central Nervous System Diseases » Central Nervous System Infections » Brain Abscess
Description
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) MeSH
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Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral
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