The United States saw a 200% increase in brain abscesses in children in December 2022 following a surge in respiratory infections over the winter. Even with the increase, abscesses continue to be ...

Neurosurgical treatment halves the risk of death and rupture in brain abscess patients, according to a nationwide emulated ...

In 2020, the number of brain abscesses in kids dipped, probably because of measures like social distancing, school closures, and masking – things that shut down the spread of all kinds of ...

Background Brain abscess is a potentially fatal disease. This study assesses clinical aspects of brain abscess in a large hospital cohort. Methods Retrospective review of adult patients with ...

In a presentation Thursday, researchers at the Southern Nevada Health District said there were 18 cases of pediatric brain abscesses — pus-filled pockets in the brain — in Clark County in 2022.

Researchers at the Southern Nevada Health District said there were 18 cases last year of pediatric brain abscesses — pockets in the brain that fill with pus which can be deadly if untreated ...

As pandemic restrictions eased, pediatricians around the country saw alarming upticks of rare brain abscesses in children under 18 years old, with national cases steeply climbing to a peak in ...

Brain abscesses are pus-filled pockets caused by bacteria or fungi. They enter the brain through the bloodstream from an infection in another part of the body, like pneumonia in the lungs.

The two possibilities were glioblastoma, a lethal brain cancer; or a brain abscess, a pocket of pus that can be life-threatening if it ruptures. Before the procedure, Markowitz wrote a goodbye ...

Researchers have uncovered a recent, perplexing increase in brain infections and abscesses in kids and teens. These rare and life-threatening conditions can be complications of severe sinus ...