Open AccessManagement of brain abscess: Changing trend and experience in Enugu, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Chika Anele Ndubuisi,
Samuel C. Ohaegbulam,
Wilfred C Mezue,
Mark C. Chikani,
Sunday Nkwerem,
Ignatius Ikemefuna Ozor
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nigerian journal of surgery/nigerian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7100
pISSN - 1117-6806
DOI - 10.4103/njs.njs_46_16
Subject(s) - medicine , abscess , brain abscess , coma (optics) , craniotomy , surgery , retrospective cohort study , midline shift , meningitis , pediatrics , computed tomography , physics , optics
Intracranial abscess remains a significant health-care problem. Its causes, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome are changing.