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==Overview== | |||
Symptoms of brain abscesses may develop slowly, over a period of 2 weeks, or they may develop suddenly. In roughly 60% of the population, symptoms are present for two weeks or less before they escalate to the point of hospital admittance. | |||
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Symptoms | Symptoms for brain abscesses include:<ref>{{cite book | last = Ferri | first = Fred | title = Ferri's clinical advisor 2015 : 5 books in 1 | publisher = Elsevier/Mosby | location = Philadelphia, PA | year = 2015 | isbn = 978-0323083751 }}</ref> | ||
* [[Altered mental status]] | * [[Altered mental status]] | ||
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Overview
Symptoms of brain abscesses may develop slowly, over a period of 2 weeks, or they may develop suddenly. In roughly 60% of the population, symptoms are present for two weeks or less before they escalate to the point of hospital admittance.
Symptoms
Symptoms for brain abscesses include:[1]
- Altered mental status
- Aphasia
- Ataxia
- Confusion
- Decreased movement
- Decreased sensation
- Decreasing responsiveness
- Drowsiness
- Dysarthria
- Hemiparesis
- Eventual coma
- Fever and chills
- Headache
- Inattention
- Irritability
- Loss of coordination
- Loss of muscle function
- Nausea
- Seizures
- Slow thought processes
- Visual disturbance
- Vomiting
References
- ↑ Ferri, Fred (2015). Ferri's clinical advisor 2015 : 5 books in 1. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Mosby. ISBN 978-0323083751.