Abscess of the Brain

Abscess of the Brain

Abscess of the brain is a condition fortunately not very common, but none the less one very important to recognize. At the present time the mortality is high, and at least in part this is due to the fact that a large proportion of the cases are not recognized or are recognized only in the late stages, though even of those cases diagnosed and treated early a larger proportion die than should be ...

The Treatment of Brain Abscess of Children in Loghman-E-Hakim Medical Center

SUMMARY In this study the result of the treatment of 41 patients from one month to 15 years old during 1984 to 1994 in neurosurgical department of Loghman -e­Hakim Medical Center is evaluated. All patients have been managed into 2 groups; The first, including of 36 patients that have been operated by aspiration technique and the second group including of 7 patients were operated by resection S...

Amœbic Abscess of the Brain

The Treatment of Brain Abscess.

Numbers 1 and 2 Page THE TREATMENT OF BRAIN ABSCESS D. W. C. Northfield 1 AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH TO THE DETERMINATION OF COMPARATIVE EFFICIENCY OF INSULIN AND CONVULSION THERAPY H. A. Palmer 10 THE ACTION OF ADRENALIN IN NEUROTICS A. S. Thorley 14 LISSAUER'S DEMENTIA PARALYTICA A. J. Galbraith and A. Meyer 22 ACUTE PULMONARY CEDEMA WITH HYPOGLYCEMIC COMA F. Parkes Weber and K. Blum 37 CHEMICA...

Tuberculous abscess of the brain.

A bacteriologically confirmed case of tuberculous abscess of the brain is reported. Tuberculous brain abscess unlike tuberculoma does not exhibit the typical granulomatous changes and the diagnosis is confirmed by demonstration of tubercle bacilli either by staining or culture. An antituberculous regime should be started immediately the diagnosis has been established.