Category: Infectious Disease
Keywords: Abscess, brain, drainage, neurosurgery (PubMed Search)
Posted: 6/22/2025 by Robert Flint, MD
(Updated: 8/28/2025)
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In a Danish study of 558 patients with a brain abscess, those that had early surgical drainage did better than those treated conservatively with antibiotics only. Prompt neurosurgical consultation is warranted for these patients.