Seizures after brain abscess | |||
Early seizures | Late seizures | Without seizures | |
N=27 | N=21 | N=157 | |
Location | |||
Single site | |||
Frontal lobe | 6 | 6 | 43 |
Fronto-parietal area | 6 | 4 | 14 |
Fronto-parito-temporal area | 4 | 2 | 12 |
Basal ganglion | 4 | 1 | 7 |
Temporal lobe | 2 | 2 | 21 |
Parieto-occipital area | 3 | 2 | 18 |
Parietal lobe | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Temporo-parietal area | 1 | 0 | 15 |
Thalamus | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Occipital lobe | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Cerebellum | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Multiple sites | 7 | 6 | 34 |
Multiloculated | 7 | 1 | 34 |
Rupture into ventricle | 8 | 6 | 52 |
Hydrocephalus | 4 | 5 | 25 |
Median (IRQ) volumes of brain abscess (mm3)* | 28.9 (20.9–55.3) | 4.5 (1.5–11.2) | 15.5 (4.8–28.2) |
↵* Indicates the neuroimaging findings at presentation.
IQR, interquartile range.