Intracranial abscess / granuloma

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Description of Intracranial abscess / granuloma

Intracranial abscess / granuloma: 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)
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Intracranial abscess / granuloma: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Intracranial abscess / granuloma:

• Intracranial abscess
• Intracranial
• Abscess (44 causes)
• Abscess symptoms (44 causes)
• Granuloma
• Circumscribed
• Purulent
• Purulent disorders

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Terms Similar to Intracranial abscess / granuloma:

• Brain abscess / granuloma
• Cerebral abscess / granuloma

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External links related to: Intracranial abscess / granuloma

• eMedicine - Brain, Abscess : Article by Lennard A Nadalo, MD
• cerebral abscess - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• eMedicine - Brain Abscess : Article by William Ernoehazy, Jr, MD, FACEP
• eMedicine - Epidural and Subdural Infections : Article by J Stephen Huff, MD
• eMedicine - Brain Abscess : Article by Itzhak Brook, MD, MSc

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