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 ...

A 7-year-old boy with congenital heart disease developed multiple brain abscesses caused by an infection from apical periodontitis in his baby teeth, according to a case report published on June 28 in ...

After the number of brain abscesses in kids tripled in Southern Nevada last year, a pediatric neurosurgeon flagged the increase to the Southern Nevada Health District. “In a little over 20 years, I ...

The abscess can cause swelling in the brain. Health officials are investigating an increase of a rare brain infection occurring in kids in Nevada, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

After cases of brain abscesses in children reportedly tripled last year in southern Nevada, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating potential reasons for the spike. Dr.

Last year the CDC investigated a cluster of brain abscesses among children that occured in Nevada. One area reported 18 brain abscesses in kids last year — more than four times the usual amount.

Disease detectives with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a cluster of rare and serious brain abscesses in kids in and around Las Vegas and doctors from other parts ...