Thirty-nine cases of brain abscess diagnosed since the advent of the computed tomographic
(CT) scan were analyzed for factors influencing the outcome. The mortality rate was 13 …

Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of brain abscess, pyogenic
infection, and encephalitis. The role of CT and MRI in the diagnosis and management of …

Brain abscess is a life-threatening infection caused primarily by spread from infected
parameningeal or remote foci. Initial diagnoses are suspected by clinical presentation and …

Objective To study the clinical characteristics andprognosis of patients with diffuse
pulmonary arteriovenousmalformations (AVMs). Design Retrospective chartreview of all …

The etiology of brain abscess in patients undergoing marrow transplantation at the Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle was assessed in a retrospective review. Fifty …

✓ The authors describe a classification of human brain abscesses into stages of
development as demonstrated on computerized tomography (CT) scans. The results of CT …

The incidence of brain abscess was studied on all cases occurring in residents of Olmsted
County, Minn., from 1935 through 1981. Thirty-eight cases (9 cases first diagnosed at …

Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of brain abscess and subdural empyema with
neuroimaging techniques such as computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging …

Unusual pneumococcal infections occurred frequently in the preantibiotic age but rapidly
declined with the advent of the antibiotic era. Unfortunately, the morbidity and mortality …

Over the past 20 years, the diagnosis and management of brain abscess has been
facilitated by a number of technologic advances that have resulted in a significant reduction …