Brain Abscess and Dental Infections

Odontogenic infections may cause brain abscesses. Although infrequent, infections can lead to development of aggressive brain lesions that may be life-threatening for patients. With the advent of new antibiotic treatments, dental abscesses appear to be under control but all patients with high risk o...

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Main Authors: Johana Maraby-Salgado, Samer S. Hoz, Alexis Narvaez-Rojas, Guru Dutta Satyarthee, Loraine Quintana-Pajaro, Alfonso Pacheco-Hernandez, Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar
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Language:English
Published: London Academic Publishing 2018-06-01
Series:Romanian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/1092
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author Johana Maraby-Salgado
Samer S. Hoz
Alexis Narvaez-Rojas
Guru Dutta Satyarthee
Loraine Quintana-Pajaro
Alfonso Pacheco-Hernandez
Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar
author_facet Johana Maraby-Salgado
Samer S. Hoz
Alexis Narvaez-Rojas
Guru Dutta Satyarthee
Loraine Quintana-Pajaro
Alfonso Pacheco-Hernandez
Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar
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description Odontogenic infections may cause brain abscesses. Although infrequent, infections can lead to development of aggressive brain lesions that may be life-threatening for patients. With the advent of new antibiotic treatments, dental abscesses appear to be under control but all patients with high risk of brain abscess should be assessed and treated properly. Hereby, we present an overview of the information available in the literature of the relationship between brain and dental abscesses.
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spelling doaj.art-4229905dff6b439aa9a737356b76cdc42022-12-22T02:50:10ZengLondon Academic PublishingRomanian Neurosurgery1220-88412344-49592018-06-01322Brain Abscess and Dental InfectionsJohana Maraby-SalgadoSamer S. HozAlexis Narvaez-RojasGuru Dutta SatyartheeLoraine Quintana-PajaroAlfonso Pacheco-HernandezLuis Rafael Moscote-SalazarOdontogenic infections may cause brain abscesses. Although infrequent, infections can lead to development of aggressive brain lesions that may be life-threatening for patients. With the advent of new antibiotic treatments, dental abscesses appear to be under control but all patients with high risk of brain abscess should be assessed and treated properly. Hereby, we present an overview of the information available in the literature of the relationship between brain and dental abscesses.https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/1092brain abscessdental infectionneurosurgery
spellingShingle Johana Maraby-Salgado
Samer S. Hoz
Alexis Narvaez-Rojas
Guru Dutta Satyarthee
Loraine Quintana-Pajaro
Alfonso Pacheco-Hernandez
Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar
Brain Abscess and Dental Infections
Romanian Neurosurgery
brain abscess
dental infection
neurosurgery
title Brain Abscess and Dental Infections
title_full Brain Abscess and Dental Infections
title_fullStr Brain Abscess and Dental Infections
title_full_unstemmed Brain Abscess and Dental Infections
title_short Brain Abscess and Dental Infections
title_sort brain abscess and dental infections
topic brain abscess
dental infection
neurosurgery
url https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/1092
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