title: [Health status and quality of life in patients who recovered after surgery for a brain abscess].
abstract: The authors examined a group of 13 patients who recovered after operation of a brain abscess. They evaluated also the records of two patients who were unable to attend examination. For examination the WAIS-R test was used, Wechsler's memory test, Benton's test, the Cornell Medical Index 3 and other methods of evaluation. In the group of the 13 examined subjects in 8 instances a pathological deterioration of mental abilities was found, in five patients a psychopathological symptomatology. In one patient the authors detected ethylism with degradation of personality. The results of the investigation suggest a frequent incidence of serious changes after operation of brain abscesses with consequences for the quality of life of the patients and their families.
authors.affiliation: Neurochirurgická klinika FNsP, Olomouc.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kala
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rehanová
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D011788:Quality of Life; D012919:Social Behavior