"Brain Abscess" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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)
| Descriptor ID |
D001922
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.395.250 C01.539.830.025.160 C10.228.140.116 C10.228.228.090
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| Concept/Terms |
Brain Abscess, Sterile- Brain Abscess, Sterile
- Brain Abscesses, Sterile
- Sterile Brain Abscess
- Sterile Brain Abscesses
Cerebral Abscess- Cerebral Abscess
- Abscess, Cerebral
- Abscesses, Cerebral
- Cerebral Abscesses
Brain Abscess, Multiple- Brain Abscess, Multiple
- Abscess, Multiple Brain
- Abscesses, Multiple Brain
- Brain Abscesses, Multiple
- Multiple Brain Abscess
- Multiple Brain Abscesses
Brain Abscess, Pyogenic- Brain Abscess, Pyogenic
- Abscess, Pyogenic Brain
- Brain Abscesses, Pyogenic
- Pyogenic Brain Abscess
- Pyogenic Brain Abscesses
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brain Abscess" by people in Profiles.
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Hoyer EA, Joseph M, Dunn J, Weiner HL, Dimachkieh A, Flores AR, Sanson MA, Ayele H, Hanson BM, Kaplan SL, Vallejo JG, McNeil JC. Increasing Incidence of Streptococcus anginosus Group Intracranial Infections Associated With Sinusitis, Otitis Media, and Mastoiditis in Children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2024 Aug 01; 43(8):e261-e267.
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Chaganti SS, Sidhom G, Chaganti J. Multiparametric imaging in the evaluation of intracerebral abscesses. Pract Neurol. 2023 Oct; 23(5):376-385.
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Sharma S, Saini J, Khanna G, Goyal A, Mahadevan A, Deora H, Gupta RK. Varied imaging and clinical presentations of acute bacterial cerebritis. Emerg Radiol. 2022 Aug; 29(4):791-799.
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Cox M, Patel M, Deshmukh S, Roth CG, Flanders AE. Contrast-Enhanced Chest Computed Tomography Reveals Treatable Causes of Cerebral Abscesses in Patients without Antecedent Surgery or Trauma. World Neurosurg. 2017 May; 101:144-148.
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Ghobrial GM, Pisculli ML, Evans JJ, Bilyk JR, Farrell CJ. Odontogenic Sinusitis Resulting in Abscess Formation Within the Optic Chiasm and Tract: Case Report and Review. J Neuroophthalmol. 2016 12; 36(4):393-398.
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Cox M, Patel M, Kukkar V, Sharma P. Precipitous neurologic decline following intraventricular rupture of a cerebral abscess: classic imaging findings in ventriculitis and pyocephalus. Intern Emerg Med. 2017 09; 12(6):887-889.
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Mulki R, Masab M, Eiger G, Perloff S. Lethargy and vision loss: successful management of rhinocerebral mucormycosis. BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Jun 02; 2016.
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Alhamshari YS, Punjabi C, Pressman GS, Govil A. Sinus venosus atrial septal defect presenting with brain abscesses in a 77-year-old immunocompetent patient. BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Oct 16; 2015.
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Yakhkind A, Yacoub HA, Grove J, Varrato JD, Castaldo JE. Pathogenesis, clinical course and neuro-radiological signs of Proprionibacterium acnes cerebritis: Case report and literature review. Hosp Pract (1995). 2015; 43(2):128-36.
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Bajpai A, Prasad KN, Mishra P, Singh AK, Gupta RK, Ojha BK. Distinct cytokine pattern in response to different bacterial pathogens in human brain abscess. J Neuroimmunol. 2014 Aug 15; 273(1-2):96-102.