《英文msh詞典》Multiple Brain Abscess
[入口詞] Multiple Brain Abscess
[主題詞] Brain Abscess
[英文釋義] A circumscribed collection of purulent exudate in the brain,due to bacterial and other infections. The majority are caused by spread of infected material from a focus of suppuration elsewhere in the body,notably the PARANASAL SINUSES,middle ear (see EAR,MIDDLE),HEART (see also ENDOCARDITIS,BACTERIAL),and LUNG. Penetrating CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA and NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES may also be associated with this condition. Clinical manifestations include HEADACHE,SEIZURES,focal neurologic deficits,and alterations of consciousness. (Adams et al.,Principles of Neurology,6th ed,pp712-6)