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- 17. PREDISPOSING CONDITION & LOCATION OF BRAIN ABSCESS Otitis/mastoiditis Temporal lobe, Cerebellum Frontal/ethmoid sinusitis Frontal lobe Sphenoidal sinusitis Frontal lobe, Sella turcica Dental infection Frontal > temporal lobe. Remote source Middle cerebral artery distribution (often multiple)
- 41. CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF BRAIN ABSCESS Headache 70% Fever 50 Altered mental status 50-60 Triad of above three <50 Focal neurologic findings 50 Nausea/vomiting 25-50 Seizures 25–35 Nuchal rigidity 25 Papilledema 25