Researchers have uncovered a recent, perplexing increase in brain infections and abscesses in kids and teens. These rare and life-threatening conditions can be complications of severe sinus infections ...
Researchers have uncovered a recent, perplexing increase in brain infections and abscesses in kids and teens. These rare and life-threatening conditions can be complications of severe sinus infections ...
Eighteen children in Clark County between the ages of 4 and 15 were diagnosed last year with a life-threatening abscess, or pus-filled pocket, in or around their brain, according to Southern Nevada ...
The United States saw a 200% increase in brain abscesses in children in December 2022 following a surge in respiratory infections over the winter. Even with the increase, abscesses continue to be ...
Brain abscesses represent a serious focal infection of the brain parenchyma that may arise from a variety of sources including contiguous spread from otorhinogenic or odontogenic infections, ...
As pandemic restrictions eased, pediatricians around the country saw alarming upticks of rare brain abscesses in children under 18 years old, with national cases steeply climbing to a peak in December ...