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
MeSH Number(s)	C01.395.250 C01.539.830.025.160 C10.228.140.116 C10.228.228.090
Concept/Terms	Brain Abscess Brain Abscess Abscess, Brain Brain Abscesses Brain Abscess, Child Brain Abscess, Child Abscess, Child Brain Child Brain Abscess 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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