The United States saw a 200% increase in brain abscesses in children in December 2022 following a surge in respiratory infections over the winter. Even with the increase, abscesses continue to be ...

After cases of brain abscesses in children reportedly tripled last year in southern Nevada, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating potential reasons for the spike. Dr.

As pandemic restrictions eased, pediatricians around the country saw alarming upticks of rare brain abscesses in children under 18 years old, with national cases steeply climbing to a peak in December ...

Researchers have uncovered a recent, perplexing increase in brain infections and abscesses in kids and teens. These rare and life-threatening conditions can be complications of severe sinus infections ...

The number of rare brain infections called brain abscesses tripled for kids in Nevada last year and, with doctors across the country seeing a similar trend, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

After the number of brain abscesses in kids tripled in Southern Nevada last year, a pediatric neurosurgeon flagged the increase to the Southern Nevada Health District. “In a little over 20 years, I ...

Brain abscesses represent a serious focal infection of the brain parenchyma that may arise from a variety of sources including contiguous spread from otorhinogenic or odontogenic infections, ...

Neuroendoscopy for the treatment of patients with brain abscesses has curative effects and is associated with less trauma, fewer complications, and rapid postoperative recovery compared to other ...

M tuberculosis is more likely to cause tuberculomas than brain abscess, which usually mimics a solid tumor. [1] On steroids, the patient would be more likely to present with miliary disease rather ...