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intracranial abscess

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intracranial abscess Neurology A localized pus pocket that may be related to trauma, acute otitis interna, sinusitis Imaging CT or if stable, MRI


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In our patient, no obvious pathway into the intracranial abscess existed, either from the mastoid antrum or from the middle ear.
Acute osteomyelitis often results in rapid lytic destruction of the skull base bone commonly associated with cranial nerve palsy/paralysis, and rarely, with craniovertebral instability and intracranial abscess formation.
 
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