Brain abscess as a complication of stroke

Sien Tsong Chen*, Lok Ming Tang, Long Sun Ro

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Background: Systemic infection is a common complication of stroke. However, brain abscess as a complication of stroke has never been reported. Case Descriptions: We report two patients, one with a hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage and the other with nonseptic cerebral infarction. In both patients, brain abscess developed at the stroke lesion site after an infectious complication. After surgical aspiration and antibiotic treatment, one patient recovered and the other died. Conclusions: These two cases demonstrate that brain abscess may occur in a previous hemorrhage or infarction area as a complication of systemic infection. Recognition of the risk is important for early diagnosis and proper treatment of this potentially fatal complication of stroke.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)696-698
Number of pages3
JournalStroke
Volume26
Issue number4
StatePublished - 04 1995
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • brain abscess
  • cerebral infarction
  • complications
  • intracerebral hemorrhage

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