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Brain abscess is a rare disease in childhood requiring prompt medical and/or surgical treatment. The objective was to review presentation, management, and outcome of brain abscess in children. We reviewed the clinical and radiological features and outcomes of 18 children (10 females, 8 males), with a median age of 48 months (range 1-182), that presented with brain abscesses and admitted to a tertiary pediatric infectious department between December 2010 and January 2017. One (5.5%) patient underwent craniotomy and 14 (77.7%) had burr hole aspirations. The most common localization was the frontal lobe (33.3%). The survival rate was 94.4%, and long-term neurological sequelae affected 27.7% of the patients. Empiric treatment choices require knowledge of common pathogens and local resistance. The most predominant infections were still upper respiratory infections. Clinicians may treat the children with appropriate choice and duration of antibiotic treatment for upper respiratory tract infections.
Zumrut Sahbudak Bal, and
Cenk Eraslan, and
Elif Bolat, and
Gulhadiye Avcu, and
Nilgun Kultursay, and
Ferda Ozkinay, and
Zafer Kurugol, and
Fadil Vardar
February 1994,
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Zumrut Sahbudak Bal, and
Cenk Eraslan, and
Elif Bolat, and
Gulhadiye Avcu, and
Nilgun Kultursay, and
Ferda Ozkinay, and
Zafer Kurugol, and
Fadil Vardar
February 2008,
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Zumrut Sahbudak Bal, and
Cenk Eraslan, and
Elif Bolat, and
Gulhadiye Avcu, and
Nilgun Kultursay, and
Ferda Ozkinay, and
Zafer Kurugol, and
Fadil Vardar
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Archivos argentinos de pediatria,
Zumrut Sahbudak Bal, and
Cenk Eraslan, and
Elif Bolat, and
Gulhadiye Avcu, and
Nilgun Kultursay, and
Ferda Ozkinay, and
Zafer Kurugol, and
Fadil Vardar
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Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde,
Zumrut Sahbudak Bal, and
Cenk Eraslan, and
Elif Bolat, and
Gulhadiye Avcu, and
Nilgun Kultursay, and
Ferda Ozkinay, and
Zafer Kurugol, and
Fadil Vardar
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Zumrut Sahbudak Bal, and
Cenk Eraslan, and
Elif Bolat, and
Gulhadiye Avcu, and
Nilgun Kultursay, and
Ferda Ozkinay, and
Zafer Kurugol, and
Fadil Vardar
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Zumrut Sahbudak Bal, and
Cenk Eraslan, and
Elif Bolat, and
Gulhadiye Avcu, and
Nilgun Kultursay, and
Ferda Ozkinay, and
Zafer Kurugol, and
Fadil Vardar
March 2013,
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Zumrut Sahbudak Bal, and
Cenk Eraslan, and
Elif Bolat, and
Gulhadiye Avcu, and
Nilgun Kultursay, and
Ferda Ozkinay, and
Zafer Kurugol, and
Fadil Vardar
August 2003,
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Zumrut Sahbudak Bal, and
Cenk Eraslan, and
Elif Bolat, and
Gulhadiye Avcu, and
Nilgun Kultursay, and
Ferda Ozkinay, and
Zafer Kurugol, and
Fadil Vardar
February 1992,
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Zumrut Sahbudak Bal, and
Cenk Eraslan, and
Elif Bolat, and
Gulhadiye Avcu, and
Nilgun Kultursay, and
Ferda Ozkinay, and
Zafer Kurugol, and
Fadil Vardar
January 2013,
Case reports in medicine,
