Brain abscess complicating intracerebral hemorrhage.
- Author:
Ae Young LEE
1
;
Jong Heun JEON
;
Jae Moon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Chungnam National University, Medical College, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Bacterial Infections;
Brain Abscess*;
Brain*;
Central Nervous System;
Cerebral Hemorrhage*;
Humans;
Ischemia;
Necrosis;
Stroke
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
1997;15(2):417-420
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Brain abscess is a common bacterial infection of the central nervous system. Previously, the most common source of brain abscess is from the otorrhinologic infection, the hematogenous spread of infection from a distant site to the central ner vous system is increased(Alvord & Shaw, 1977; Zimmerman & Weingerten, 1991). Since intact brain parenchyma is usually resistant to inecton, focal areas of ischemia or necrosis are a prequisite to invasion by pathogenic microorganisms(Patric & Kaplan, 1988). There have been a few reports about the stroke lesions changed into brain abscess(Chen et al, 1995; Scully et al. 1991). We report serial brain images with the clinical observations in a patient with a transformation of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage into brain abscess.
