Life's Dha Index Of Brain Health
Abscess - brain; Cerebral abscess; CNS abscess
Treatment
A brain abscess is a medical emergency. Pressure inside the skull may become high enough to be life threatening. You will need to stay in the hospital until the condition is stable. Some people may need life support.
Medication, not surgery, is recommended if you have:
- Several abscesses (rare)
- A small abscess (less than 2 cm)
- An abscess deep in the brain
- An abscess and
meningitis - Shunts in the brain for
hydrocephalus (in some...
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