The two possibilities were glioblastoma, a lethal brain cancer; or a brain abscess, a pocket of pus that can be life-threatening if it ruptures. Before the procedure, Markowitz wrote a goodbye ...

Brain Abscess: (Left) axial CT scan with contrast; (Right) T1-weighted with gadolinium coronal MRI. Note the ring enhancement both on the CT and MRI scans surrounding a central necrotic cavity. This ...

Brain abscess. It's possible to get a pocket of infection inside your brain tissue. If so, you may need emergency surgery to carefully drain pus from the area. Otherwise, it can prevent enough ...

If a person has a brain abscess, they may require surgery to remove the abscess. If multiple abscesses are present, the treatment may be high dose antibiotics, which can cross the blood-brain barrier.

Around 10 p.m., Fothergill arrived at UAB Hospital, where scans confirmed the diagnosis: a brain abscess located behind his right eye. By sunrise, he was in the operating room. Marshall Holland, M.D., ...

He also underwent another brain surgery in January 2024. In the interview published April 30, Bolton said he finished radiation and chemotherapy in October and his most recent scan was clear in ...

Heavy drinking is associated with increased risk of a type of brain injury linked with memory and thinking problems. That’s according to a new study in which researchers defined heavy drinking ...

Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 million connections. A neuron extends an axon to make contact with ...