Cerebral abscess complicating dental treatment. Case report and review of the literature

Tara F. Renton; Jenny Danks; Jeffrey V. Rosenfeld

doi:10.1111/j.1834-7819.1996.tb05648.x

Cerebral abscess complicating dental treatment. Case report and review of the literature

Tara F. Renton, Jenny Danks, Jeffrey V. Rosenfeld

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review

27 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

A case history and brief literature review of cerebral abscess related to dental therapy is presented. The 19-year-old male patient presented with a cerebral abscess caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetamcomitans. He was otherwise healthy, and had a recent history of periodontal surgery prior to the onset of symptoms. The patient was treated successfully with stereotactic aspiration and antibiotics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	12-15
Number of pages	4
Journal	Australian Dental Journal
Volume	41
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1834-7819.1996.tb05648.x
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1996
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Actinobacillus actinomycetam-comitans
Cerebral abscess
Stereotactic surgery

Access to Document

10.1111/j.1834-7819.1996.tb05648.x

Cite this

@article{093b7ba44a364ec6ad88819398604745,

title = "Cerebral abscess complicating dental treatment. Case report and review of the literature",

abstract = "A case history and brief literature review of cerebral abscess related to dental therapy is presented. The 19-year-old male patient presented with a cerebral abscess caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetamcomitans. He was otherwise healthy, and had a recent history of periodontal surgery prior to the onset of symptoms. The patient was treated successfully with stereotactic aspiration and antibiotics.",

keywords = "Actinobacillus actinomycetam-comitans, Cerebral abscess, Stereotactic surgery",

author = "Renton, {Tara F.} and Jenny Danks and Rosenfeld, {Jeffrey V.}",

year = "1996",

month = jan,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1111/j.1834-7819.1996.tb05648.x",

language = "English",

volume = "41",

pages = "12--15",

journal = "Australian Dental Journal",

issn = "0045-0421",

publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Cerebral abscess complicating dental treatment. Case report and review of the literature

AU - Renton, Tara F.

AU - Danks, Jenny

AU - Rosenfeld, Jeffrey V.

PY - 1996/1/1

Y1 - 1996/1/1

N2 - A case history and brief literature review of cerebral abscess related to dental therapy is presented. The 19-year-old male patient presented with a cerebral abscess caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetamcomitans. He was otherwise healthy, and had a recent history of periodontal surgery prior to the onset of symptoms. The patient was treated successfully with stereotactic aspiration and antibiotics.

AB - A case history and brief literature review of cerebral abscess related to dental therapy is presented. The 19-year-old male patient presented with a cerebral abscess caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetamcomitans. He was otherwise healthy, and had a recent history of periodontal surgery prior to the onset of symptoms. The patient was treated successfully with stereotactic aspiration and antibiotics.

KW - Actinobacillus actinomycetam-comitans

KW - Cerebral abscess

KW - Stereotactic surgery

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0030077530&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1996.tb05648.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1996.tb05648.x

M3 - Review Article

C2 - 8639108

AN - SCOPUS:0030077530

VL - 41

SP - 12

EP - 15

JO - Australian Dental Journal

JF - Australian Dental Journal

SN - 0045-0421

IS - 1

ER -

Cerebral abscess complicating dental treatment. Case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Cite this