Therapy Options in the Management of Brain Abscess. Literature Review

Abstract

Introduction Despite the advancements in modern neurosurgical techniques, new antibiotics, neuroimaging technologies, anesthesia practices, and microbial isolation methods, cerebral abscess remains a potentially fatal infection of the central nervous system. Its treatment remains controversial to this day. The combination of clinical and surgical interventions has been widely accepted, yielding satisfactory outcomes.

Keywords

• brain abscess
• treatment
• outcome
• abscesso cerebral
• tratamento
• prognóstico