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Successful Management of Case With Three Intracranial Abscesses

BAHIJ S. SALIBI, MD

Arch Neurol. 1964;10(6):629-634.

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Of the various infective agents which attack the brain, Bacteroides are among the most elusive. Identification is difficult^3,5,9; severe complications are common^2,6,10; and recurrences discouraging.⁷ Nevertheless, with early diagnosis and perseverance in appropriate management, the results are often rewarding.^5,8,10 The following case illustrates these points and provides material for discussion of the underlying mechanisms.

Report of Case

First Admission.—A 6-year-old girl was admitted to the hospital on Jan 23, 1962, about two weeks after a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. She had headache, fever, vomiting, stiff neck, diplopia, photophobia, generalized convulsions, and a slight right proptosis. On spinal puncture, the opening pressure was 500 mm of CSF. The fluid was turbid and contained 934 white cells per cu mm with 85% neutrophils, 103 mg% protein and 6 mg% sugar. No organisms were seen on direct smear. Repeated blood and CSF cultures were negative aerobically and anaerobically up . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
MARSHFIELD, WIS

From the Department of Neurological Surgery, Marshfield Clinic and Marshfield Clinic Foundation for Medical Research and Education, and the Division of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin Medical School (Dr. Salibi).

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Feb 3, 1964; accepted Feb 18, 1964.

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