title: [Progress in the management of pyogenic cerebral abscesses in non-immunocompromised patients].
abstract: Advances in radiological techniques over the last two decades have enabled establishing well-defined clinical and radiological signs for the diagnosis of cerebral abscess. Conversely, no consensus has been reached on the appropriate therapeutic management. To date, there has been no published randomized therapeutic trial dedicated to cerebral abscesses, probably because of low incidence. Progress in bacterial epidemiology, imaging techniques allowing early diagnosis, and antibiotic therapy have however generated a shift towards more frequent use of shorter, exclusively medical, treatment. Based on a review of the literature, we present and discuss the treatments usually applied in specialized departments for non-immunocompromised patients.
authors.affiliation: Service B des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, 46, rue Henri-Huchard, 75877 Paris Cedex 18.
authors.forename: Jérôme
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tourret
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yeni
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000927:Anticonvulsants