The Treatment of Brain Abscess of Children in Loghman-E-Hakim Medical Center

SUMMARY In this study the result of the treatment of 41 patients from one month to 15 years old during 1984 to 1994 in neurosurgical department of Loghman -e­Hakim Medical Center is evaluated. All patients have been managed into 2 groups; The first, including of 36 patients that have been operated by aspiration technique and the second group including of 7 patients were operated by resection S patients undergone primary resection; and 2 patients were operated by aspiration technique first and then followed by resection. In this study about Germ responsible for, location of abscess and age of the patients and complications also is discussed. Finally it becomes reveal that aspiration associated with medical therapy is the best way of treatment of brain abscess.