title: Brain abscess: Current management.
abstract: Brain abscess (BA) is defined as a focal infection within the brain parenchyma, which starts as a localized area of cerebritis, which is subsequently converted into a collection of pus within a well-vascularized capsule. BA must be differentiated from parameningeal infections, including epidural abscess and subdural empyema. The BA is a challenge for the neurosurgeon because it is needed good clinical, pharmacological, and surgical skills for providing good clinical outcomes and prognosis to BA patients. Considered an infrequent brain infection, BA could be a devastator entity that easily left the patient into dead. The aim of this work is to review the current concepts regarding epidemiology, pathophysiology, etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of BA.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
authors.forename: Hernando
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alvis Miranda
authors.forename: Sandra Milena
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Castellar-Leones
authors.forename: Mohammed Awad
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Elzain
authors.forename: Luis Rafael
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Moscote-Salazar
keywords: Brain abscess; neuroinfection; neurosurgery