Brain abscess rupturing into the ventricles or subarachnoid space

Ferre et al examine the medical records of patients with brain abscesses to determine the characteristics of those that rupture. The rupture of a brain abscess into the cerebral ventricles or subarachnoid space is an often fatal complication.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of medicine 1999-02, Vol.106 (2), p.254-257
Hauptverfasser:	Ferré, Carles, Ariza, Javier, Viladrich, Pedro F, Acebes, Juan J, Tubau, Fe, López, Luis, Gudiol, Francisco
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the nervous system. Bacterial myositis Biological and medical sciences Brain Brain Abscess - complications Brain Abscess - diagnosis Brain Abscess - etiology Cerebral Ventricles - pathology Cerebral Ventriculography Cerebrospinal Fluid - cytology Child Diagnosis, Differential Female Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Leukocyte Count Male Medical disorders Medical sciences Meningitis - diagnostic imaging Meningitis - etiology Meningitis - pathology Middle Aged Neutrophils Retrospective Studies Rupture, Spontaneous - complications Subarachnoid Space - diagnostic imaging Subarachnoid Space - pathology Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	Ferre et al examine the medical records of patients with brain abscesses to determine the characteristics of those that rupture. The rupture of a brain abscess into the cerebral ventricles or subarachnoid space is an often fatal complication.
ISSN:	0002-9343 1555-7162
DOI:	10.1016/S0002-9343(98)00415-X