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Brain abscesses in Iraq during a 10 years period: Part 11. Diagnostic investigations, management -and outcome.
| العنوان: | Brain abscesses in Iraq during a 10 years period: Part 11. Diagnostic investigations, management -and outcome. |
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| المؤلفون: | Zahra'a A.J. Al-Tamimi, Tariq S. Al-Hadithi, Abdul- Hadi Al-Khalili, Jawad K. Al-Diwan |
| المصدر: | مجلة كلية الطب, Vol 49, Iss 2 (2007) |
| بيانات النشر: | College of Medicine University of Baghdad, 2007. |
| سنة النشر: | 2007 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Medicine (General) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Brain abscesses, Medicine, Medicine (General), R5-920 |
| الوصف: | Background: This study comprises0two parts, the first one dealt with epidemiology, etiology and clinical picture of"brain abscess. This part describes diagnostic investigations, management and final outcome of brain abscess during a 10 years period. Methods: The case records of patients with brain abscess admitted to the neurosurgical specialties hospital in Baghdad over a 10 years period extending from 1 " Jan. 1993 to 3 1 " Dec. 2002, inclusive were reviewed. Data obtained included demographic and clinical data. Results: Results of peripheral leukocytes count, ESR and CSF were supportive in 16.7%, 67.9% 78` o ol'cases in which tests were applied, respectively. CT scan was suggestive in 100% of cases. Use of antibiotic therapy as a preliminary treatment line was adopted in 37.8% of cases, while surgery as a preliminary line of treatment was adopted in 62.3% of cases. Out of 68 cases, complete resolution was encountered in 70.6°x% ol'cases, sequlae in 11.8% and death in 17.9%. Bad neurological 'status on admission was the most encountered contributing factor for death. Metastasis from a remote infection process is a risky aetiology contributing to bad prognosis. Conclusion: The use Of C I Scan represents all important change in the diagnostic regimen of brain abscess in the last 10 -15 years. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 0041-9419 2410-8057 |
| Relation: | http://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/1377; https://doaj.org/toc/0041-9419; https://doaj.org/toc/2410-8057 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/efb8df0ee7594581ac8c279c67308c9c |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.fb8df0ee7594581ac8c279c67308c9c |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| تدمد: | 00419419 24108057 |
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