brain abcess Flashcards

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what are four stages of abcess formation

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1- early cerebrit is (day 1-3) involves minimal central
necrosis and surrounding edema, with subtle radiographic
features.
2- late cerebrit is (4-9 days), with early discontinuous sparse enhancement.
3-early capsule formation (day 10-14), fibroblasts create a thin capsule that
exhibits contrast enhancement on computed tomography
4- (day 15) The late capsule stage
displays greater contrast enhancement along a thicker

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what are MR spect findings

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The existence of resonance peaks for succinate,
acetate, lactate, and amino acids (such as valine and leucine)
within the central cavity suggests the presence of a brain abscess.

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