Treament of brain abscesses in children (review of 23 cases during 1994-1995) in Neurosurgical Department of Cho Ray hospital
- Author:
Duc Van Phung
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
brain abscess
- MeSH:
brain abscess;
child;
therapeutics
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
1998;225(6):88-90
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
In 2 years period, we have treated 23 cases of brain abscess in children. The aetiological factors were mostly head congenital malformations (tetralogy of fallot): 11 cases -The diagnosis was made with CT scanning which revealed the exact localisation and the presence of one to three capsula in the patients. Identification of organisms was mostly negative. Penicilline and chloramphenicol were the main antibiotics used. Two procedures for treament were: puncture aspiration and total removal of abcess capsulae. The mortality rate was high.
