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)

Also Known As:

Abscess, Brain; Brain Abscess, Child; Brain Abscess, Multiple; Brain Abscess, Pyogenic; Brain Abscess, Sterile; Cerebral Abscess; Abscess, Cerebral; Abscess, Child Brain; Abscess, Multiple Brain; Abscess, Pyogenic Brain; Abscesses, Cerebral; Abscesses, Multiple Brain; Brain Abscesses; Brain Abscesses, Multiple; Brain Abscesses, Pyogenic; Brain Abscesses, Sterile; Cerebral Abscesses; Child Brain Abscess; Multiple Brain Abscess; Multiple Brain Abscesses; Pyogenic Brain Abscess; Pyogenic Brain Abscesses; Sterile Brain Abscess; Sterile Brain Abscesses

Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
- Infection: 328407
  - Suppuration: 1749
    - Abscess: 10073
      - Brain Abscess: 951
- Bacterial Infections: 10283
  - Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections: 3
    - Brain Abscess: 951
- Brain Abscess: 951
Nervous System Diseases: 6158
- Central Nervous System Diseases: 1649
  - Brain Diseases: 2114
    - Brain Abscess: 951
  - Central Nervous System Infections: 349
    - Brain Abscess: 951
    - Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections: 3
      - Brain Abscess: 951

Bacterial Infections and Mycoses

Disease Context: Research Results