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6538000

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-3-14
pubmed:abstractText
Since the introduction of computed tomography (CT), there have been numerous reports of brain abscess treated successfully without surgery. Because pathologic confirmation was lacking in these patients, diagnosis was based on CT abnormalities, usually ring enhancement. However, our recent clinical experience and the experimental work of others indicate that the "ring sign" on contrast-enhanced CT is not absolutely diagnostic of encapsulated brain abscess. Moreover, in the reported cases of alleged brain abscess cured medically, atypical clinical features suggest that some patients may have had cerebral infarction or cerebritis. Stricter clinical and radiologic criteria are needed before concluding that encapsulated brain abscess can be cured by medical therapy alone.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0028-3878
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
139-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Nonspecificity of ring enhancement in "medically cured" brain abscess.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports