What examination does brain abscess do?

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Traumatic brain abscess usually refers to after trauma, these diseases look very small, but cause great harm to human body, bacteria invade into brain tissue, and form pus cavity in brain tissue. So let's share the examination of brain abscess?.

What examination does brain abscess do?

First: the clinical manifestations of traumatic brain abscess have no significant characteristics, early performance is easy to be covered by brain trauma, the performance of abscess formation is similar to intracranial space occupying lesions, there is no own characteristics, so in clinical need of some examination to help diagnosis, timely treatment.

Second: X-ray examination can show intracranial debris and metal and other foreign bodies. For chronic brain abscess, X-ray can show the phenomenon of skull bone change and pineal body displacement caused by increased intracranial pressure. In different stages of abscess formation, brain CT scan can see different signs.

Third, CT can help to determine the location, size, shape and quantity of abscess, know the clinical choice of appropriate treatment methods and determine the best period of operation. MRI is helpful for early diagnosis and early treatment.

matters needing attention

Lumbar puncture is generally not used for the diagnosis of brain abscess, which may cause brain hernia and rupture of brain abscess. In clinic, only when necessary differential diagnosis is needed, lumbar puncture will be performed carefully.