Because of the high incidence of seizures in intracranial abscesses (ranging from 19% to 80% of affected patients [1–3,5,6,8,16]), it is suggested that anticonvulsant therapy be started ...

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A lump behind the ear can have many possible causes. The most common include swollen lymph nodes caused by an uncomplicated infection. These lumps are typically harmless and relatively easy to treat.

Indeed, the abscess clearly assessed in the diffusion MRI of most ... Jain, V.K. and Chhabra, D.K. (1995) Characterization of intracranial mass lesions with in vivo proton MR spectroscopy. American ...

Remote infections during hospital stays were associated with an increased risk for surgical site infections in intracranial neurosurgery procedures. "In clinical context, considerations are ...

Introduction: Pituitary stalk (PS) abscess has not been previously reported. In this study, we report a case of PS abscess presenting with central diabetes insipidus (CDI), hypopituitarism, ...

OBJECTIVES To clarify whether different causative events (trauma, stroke, intracranial surgery), time of intervention, and treatment mode influence outcome, patients with fixed and dilated pupils ...