Question 1

what are the symptoms of a brain abscess?

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Brain irritation: A brain abscess can develop due to infection elsewhere in the body that then travels to the brain.  Fungus and tape worms can cause brain abscess.  The abscess causes a focus of irritation in the brain that can cause headache, stroke like symptoms, and convulsions.  Some abscesses are found only when patient presents having focal seizures.

Question 2

what are the real symptoms of brain abscess?

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Headaches: Headaches are very common symptom of brain abscess, but can be associated with many conditions. Fever, visual disturbance, nausea and vomiting are some other symptoms.

Question 3

if i had neuro-lyme disease and also a brain abscess from a sinus abscess, what would the symptoms be like?

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Hypothetical: Do you have confirmed lyme disease or is there suspicion that you could potentially have?  Do you also have a confirmed sinus abscess or instead do you have a garden variety sinus infection?  Lyme should be vigorously treated with appropriate antibiotics.  By the way, it could mimic ms symptoms on occasion, but could also look like motor neuron type of disease.  Strongly urge infectious disease dr.

Question 4

how rare is a brain abscess / infection as a complication of a chronic suppurative otitis media? and what are symptoms to look out for?

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: 11% of the US population suffers from acute otitis media in any given year. Of that number, only about 4.6% go on to develop suppurative OM. (about 31 million). 1500-2000 persons annually have brain abscesses. These can be cause not only by OM, but also mastoiditis, dental diseases and sinusitis. This means that the likelihood of developing a brain abscess from OM is less than 0.00006%. Very rare.

Question 5

i've had fatigue/brain fog for 3 days. today, i had a throbbing tooth and got dx'd with an abscess. could the other symptoms mean brain abscess?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: However an abscess, az virulent infection, can be debilitating.  You must have the infection treated immediately.

Question 6

what are brain abscess conditions?

Accepted Answer

Infection: Brain abscess is an infection in the brain. This is a mass in the brain that is a capsule that is filled with pus. It can lead to pressure in the brain and headaches and seizures. The treatment is surgery to decompress and wash it out. This is followed by antibiotics. The type of infection may vary depending on the type of bacteria. Brain abscess is a serious condition.

Question 7

what does having brain abscess mean?

Accepted Answer

Infection: Having a brain abscess meanse having a circumscribed infection or bacteria or fungus in a part of the brain.  People can manifest with confusion, fever, headache, vomiting, or seizures.  Once this is diagnosed, it usually requires hospitalization in order to start IV antibiotics and to identify the specific organism(e.g. Bug) causing the infection.

Question 8

what are the tests for brain abscess?

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MRI or CT scan: Mri or ct scan of the brain, preferably with injection of contrast into a vein in your arm.

Question 9

i may have a brain abscess. what do i do?

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If you fear that: You have a brain abscess then you should seek medical evaluation.

Question 10

describe the features of a brain abscess.?

Accepted Answer

Clinical/imaging: Patients can present with signs and symptoms of the abscess and surrounding edema - headaches, nausea, vomiting, weakness, seizures.

Scanning - mass on contrast-enhanced ct or MRI scanning.

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