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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Common risk factors in the development of brain abscess are [[immunodeficiency]], chronic diseases, and [[congenital heart disease]]s. | Common risk factors in the development of brain abscess are [[immunodeficiency]], chronic diseases, and [[congenital heart disease]]s. | ||
Brain abscesses can result from a decline in consciousness. This can be caused by [[seizures]] or [[status epilepticus]]. If there is an abscess rupture into the ventricular system, [[ventriculitis]] can result. | |||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
Common risk factors in the development of brain abscesses include: <ref Nath A. Brain abscess and parameningeal infections. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 438.> | |||
* A weakened immune system (such as in [[AIDS]] patients) | * A weakened immune system (such as in [[AIDS]] patients) | ||
* Chronic disease, such as cancer or [[Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome|Osler-weber-rendu syndrome]] | * Chronic disease, such as cancer or [[Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome|Osler-weber-rendu syndrome]] | ||
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Overview
Common risk factors in the development of brain abscess are immunodeficiency, chronic diseases, and congenital heart diseases. Brain abscesses can result from a decline in consciousness. This can be caused by seizures or status epilepticus. If there is an abscess rupture into the ventricular system, ventriculitis can result.
Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of brain abscesses include: <ref Nath A. Brain abscess and parameningeal infections. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 438.>
- A weakened immune system (such as in AIDS patients)
- Chronic disease, such as cancer or Osler-weber-rendu syndrome
- Drugs that suppress the immune system (corticosteroids or chemotherapy)
- Right-to-left heart shunts, usually the result of congenital heart disease