Issue release date: 18.03.2025
Turkish Neurosurgery
2007 , Vol 17 , Num 1
Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Neurosurgery Department, Ankara, Turkey
Ischemic stroke and brain abscess are life threatening, severe medical conditions requiring urgent and comprehensive evaluation. Brain abscess is a very rare and dangerous complication of ischemic stroke that can be treated successfully when diagnosed. Association of these two life threatening condition may cause catastrophic results.
Corresponding author : Alp Özgün Börcek, alpob@yahoo.com
In this report, we present our experience with an ischemic stroke case complicated by a brain abscess under the light of previous literature. A 64-yearold patient with a cerebral infarction complicated by a cerebral abscess is reported with its clinical and radiological features.
Because of their insidious and opportunistic nature, brain abscess complicating cerebral infarcts are pathologies requiring a high index of suspicion for proper treatment and favorable results.
Keywords : Brain abscess, Ce rebral infarction, Ischemic stro k e , Cerebrovascular accident