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Clinical analysis and results of operative treatment of 41 brain abscesses

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In this study, 41 cases of cerebral abscess operated on in our clinics between 1977 and 1986 were investigated retrospectively. The surgical strategy and the factors affecting the mortality rate were discussed. It was confirmed that the most important factor affecting the mortality rate was the consciousness level of patients in the preoperative period. The importance of computed tomography (CT) for early diagnosis and management of brain abscess is stressed.

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Yildizhan, A., Paşaoğlu, A., Özkul, M.H. et al. Clinical analysis and results of operative treatment of 41 brain abscesses. Neurosurg. Rev. 14, 279–282 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00383262

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