DOUBLE CEREBRAL ABSCESS; TREPHINING; DEATH ON THE FIFTH DAY; NECROPSY.

Case of Lumbar Spinal Caries, Psoas Abscess, Suppurative Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, Suicidal Tendencies. Death, Necropsy

At that time he was passing through his first attack of acute mania, having been ill three months. He was not suicidal, but was dangerous to others. His family history, physical and psychological, was good, there being no history of phthisis, of neuroses, or insanity. His own bodily condition was good, and he was free from any physical ailment : he was not ruptured on admission. Mentally, he wa...

Non-otogenic cerebral abscess.

Non-otogenic cerebral abscess is becoming relatively more frequent compared with otogenic. It arises in a setting of sepsis, trauma, or congenital heart disease. The onset presents a meningo-encephalitic picture, often with two stages, followed by epilepsy and/or a hemiparesis. The best investigations are an EEG and, probably, an isotope scan. The angiogram may be misleading as 40% may not have...

Day surgery in the elderly: pain as fifth vital parameter

Background Pain control should be a subject of training in day surgery and specific updating courses for medical and nursing staff in the day hospital and in general for specialized personnel should be done. The ABC acronym may help to remember the fundamental points of pain treatment in day surgery: — assessment: systematic evaluation of pain as the 5th vital parameter; — balanced analgesia: p...

Successful Operation for Cerebral Abscess

a da}7, not necessarily after food, and he had dimness of vision in his right eye. The headache and vomiting though not so frequent as before remained persistent. About a fortnight ago he noticed tine tremors of his left thumb and index-finger, which gradually increased up to the time of admission. There was no history of syphilis or gonorrhoea. His complaints were, constant intense headache, w...

Sclero-Corneal Trephining