title: Brain abscess (analysis of ten consecutive cases).
abstract: From our small series of ten consecutive cases five points should be emphasized. 1. In chronic cases radical excision is the treatment of choice. 2. In acute cases radical excision is the treatment of choice, if the lesion is in such a site that can be removed easily without worsening the patient's neurological condition. 3. In acute or chronic deep seated abscess, as the abscess in the parietal lobe, the best way to treat it is by drainage as a first stage. 4. Our mortality is one of the lowest reported, and 5. Patients in relatively good neurological condition and conscious level give the best results but a radical excision is recommended even in comatose patients, if the lesion is in such a site that it can be radically removed.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis