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Hydrocephalus and Intracranial Hypertension by an Odontogenic Brain Abscess
Rogério P Amorim1, Vinícius M Henriques2, Francisco T Junior1
1Neurological Surgery, Gaffrée and Guinle University Hospital (HUGG), Rio de Janeiro, BRA.
Abstract:
Brain abscesses are rare and severe infections with high mortality, corresponding to neurosurgical emergencies. 12% of all abscesses are caused by odontogenic etiologies, either an infectious process or a dental procedure. This paper describes a case of a patient who underwent tooth extraction, presenting days later with hydrocephalus and intracranial hypertension due to a brain abscess, whose isolated pathogen is the same identified in the oral cavity.
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