Brain Abscess

Introduction: Brain Abscess

Description of Brain Abscess

Brain Abscess (medical condition): Pus accumulating into an abscess on the brain...more »

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Brain Abscess: 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).
Source: MeSH 2007

Brain Abscess: Related Topics

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Brain Abscess as a Disease

Brain Abscess (medical condition): See Brain abscess (disease information).
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Brain Abscess: Related Diseases

Brain Abscess: Brain Abscess is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Brain conditions
• Abscess
• Head conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Conditions involving a pathogen

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Brain Abscess as a Symptom

Brain Abscess (symptom): abscess in the brain may involve any of the lobes of the...more »

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Brain Abscess: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Brain Abscess:

• epidural abscess
• congenital heart disease
• hydrocephalus
• hemiparesis
• aphasia
• confusion
• seizures

Hierarchical classifications of Brain Abscess

The following list attempts to classify Brain Abscess into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
  • Bacterial Infections
    • Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections
      • Brain Abscess

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
  • Brain Abscess

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
  • Infection
    • Suppuration
      • Abscess
        • Brain Abscess

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Nervous System Diseases
  • Central Nervous System Diseases
    • Brain Diseases
      • Brain Abscess

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Nervous System Diseases
  • Central Nervous System Diseases
    • Central Nervous System Infections
      • Brain Abscess

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