[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="610"] CVA stroke incident.[/caption] CVA stroke incident, vascular stroke, or stroke (CVA), is the rapid loss of brain function due to a disorder in blood supply to it. A CVA stroke incident may be due to ischemia (lack of blood flow) caused by obstruction (thrombosis, arterial embolism), or bleeding. As a…
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Brain empyema or subdural empyema Brain empyema or subdural empyema is a collection of pus in the subdural space, the area between the brain and the dura mater. It is an extension of a pre-existing inflammation in adjacent areas, such as the sinuses. In most cases, it occurs in the intracranial cavity (brain) but…
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Brain abscess or cerebral abscess Brain abscess or cerebral abscess is an abscess caused by an inflammation and the collection of infected material, either via a local scalp infection (otitis, dental abscesses, sinus inflammation, temporal mastitis, epidural abscess) or via distant infectious sources (lung, heart, kidney etc) within the brain tissue. The infection can…
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BRAIN ABSCESS BRAIN EMPYEMA [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1298"] Brain inflammation; brain abscess; cerebral abscess; brain empyema; subdural empyema.[/caption]
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