“It doesn’t happen often, but a sinus infection can spread beyond the nasal passages and into the brain,” said Elizabeth ...

A brain abscess is a localized collection of pus in the brain, often resulting from infections in nearby areas like the sinuses or ears. The classic triad of symptoms—fever, headache, and focal ...

Despite advances in imaging techniques, laboratory diagnostics, surgical interventions, and antimicrobial treatment, brain abscess remains a challenging clinical problem with substantial case fatality ...

Brain abscesses represent a serious focal infection of the brain parenchyma that may arise from a variety of sources including contiguous spread from otorhinogenic or odontogenic infections, ...

Brain abscesses are deadly, yet their symptoms—like headache and vomiting—are often mistaken for less serious conditions. Diagnosis typically requires advanced imaging like CT or MRI scans, which are ...

Brain abscess (BA) is a serious medical condition caused by localized infections in the brain. Usually, patients with BA have infection in the parenchyma—brain tissue that performs much of the organ’s ...

Graham Bell, 61, opened up about being diagnosed with a life-threatening brain abscess, which he contracted via a cracked tooth He wound up having a "life-saving brain surgery," after "a mass in [his] ...

Retrospective data from Southern Italy show a marked rise in pediatric septic head and neck infections, with greater severity ...

A brain abscess, an infected heart valve, liver cancer, an amputated arm and a 30-year-old mother receiving CPR in the emergency room at Falmouth Hospital. What connects these various storylines?

Researchers have created a predictive model for individualized prognostication in brain abscess patients A new predictive tool offers individualized survival estimates for patients with brain abscess ...