ISSN: 1300-0292
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Dil: Türkçe, İngilizce
İçerik: Orijinal Araştırma, Derleme, Editöre Mektup, Olgu Sunumu, Tıp Eğitimi, Tıbbi Kitap İncelemeleri
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES |
Brain Abscess: Clinical Analysisand Results Of Operative Treatment
Çetin Refik KAYAOĞLU*, Yusuf TÜZÜN*, Erhan TAKÇI*,
Zeki BOĞA**, İsmail Hakkı AYDIN***
* Yrd.Doç.Dr., Atatürk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Nöroşirürji AD,
** Dr., Atatürk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Nöroşirürji AD,
*** Prof.Dr., Atatürk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Nöroşirürji AD, ERZURUM
In this study, 128 patients with cerebral abscess operated in our clinic between 1988 and 1998 were investigated retrospectively.
The most common cause of the brain abscess was direct spread of infection from neighbouring structures. Headache, fever, nausea and womiting were present in the most of cases. The diagnosis was based on the clinical history, physicial and neurological examination, Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and angiography.
According to the surgical treatment they received, the patients were divided into three groups as excision (n= 23), aspiration (n=74), exsicion following aspiration (n=31). Mortality rate was 10.9%. The most important causes affecting the mortality was impairment of consciousness of the patients in the preoperative period.Keywords: Brain Abscess, CT, Surgical treatment,
Mortality rateTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2000, 20:132-137
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