Begränsad ansamling var i hjärnan, till följd av bakteriella eller andra infektioner. I de flesta fall beror varbildningen på spridning från annan plats i kroppen, som t ex näshålorna, mellanörat, hjärtat eller lungorna. Genomträngande skallskada och neurokirurgiska ingrepp kan också ha samband med detta tillstånd. Kliniska manifestationer omfattar huvudvärk, krampanfall, fokala bortfallssymtom oc h förändrat medvetande.
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)
Cerebral abscess
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