BRAIN ABSCESS PROGNOSIS |
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Even with prompt treatment, brain
abscess is fatal in about 20% of cases. About half of those who
survive have some residual neurological problems, including seizures
in many patients.
There are several reasons why patients with brain abscess can have a
poor prognosis. The illness may not be diagnosed correctly or an
accurate diagnosis may take additional time. The patient may receive
an antibiotic that does not match the infecting organism. Sometimes
the infection may not be limited to a definite area in the brain,
making diagnosis and treatment difficult. The small number of cases
caused by fungal infection may take additional time to diagnose. A
patient may also have a poor prognosis because there is more than
one abscess, the location of the abscess may be deep within the
brain, or the infection may have moved into many locations within
the brain. Severe complications can result from brain abscess,
including comma and brain rupture. In 80-100% of cases involving
brain rupture, the patient dies. |
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