Factors Associated With Mortality in Brain Abscess

摘要: Coma on admission, multiple, deep, or ruptured abscess, inaccurate diagnosis, and inability to prove the diagnosis were factors contributing mortality. In survivors, abscess generally followed cranial injury, surgery, contiguous infection; in most fatal cases, brain was secondary a more remote primary infection. Ruptured multiple abscesses positive spinal fluid cultures not found coma present only one. Fatal cases patients admitted usually did exhibit focal signs, seizures, symptoms of meningitis early illness; none these had prior injury surgery. Absence delayed their seeking care accurate diagnosis. frequent patients. Most admission meningitis,