Table 5.
Complications and Mortality from Brain Abscesses Across All Studies
| Publication | Complications | Mortality | Other Complications |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yang, 1981 | Herniation in 25.8% of cases | 21% | None specified |
| Keet et al., 1990 | Not specified | 37% | None specified |
| Bradley et al., 1984 | 44% of patients undergoing radical mastoidectomy required further aural surgery after abscess decompressed due to persistent disease | 47.2% | Epilepsy (23%), ataxia (13.8%), hemiplegia (12%), visual disturbance (7%), dysphagia (7.7%) |
| Pennybacker et al., 1961 | 23% | Not specified | |
| Newlands, 1965 | 10% with concurrent meningitis | 275% | Not specified |
| Samuel et al., 1986 | Not specified | 36% | None specified |
| Nunez and Browning, 1990 | Not specified | 20% | Not specified |
| Sennaroglu and Sozeri, 2000 | 32% with concurrent meningitis | 29% overall; 45% before CT and 10% after CT | 31%of cases required revision surgery |
| Lavin et al., 2016 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified |
| Prasad et al., 2006 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified |
| Dawes et al., 1960 | 73% of abscesses with multiple foci | 50% | Not specified |
| Kangsanarak et al., 1995 | Not specified | 31% | Not specified |
| Rupaand Raman,1991 | Not specified | Not specified | None specified |
| Beller et al., 1973 | Not specified | 40% | Epilepsy (15%), Permanent neurologial deficit (33%), |
| Sichiza et al., 2005 | Not specified | 13% | Epilepsy (11%), hemiparesis (5%) |
| Penido et al., 2005 | 55% of cases developed more than one intracranial complication | Not specified | Not specified |
| Lakshmi et al., 1993 | Notspecified | Not specified | Not specified |
| Morgan et al., 1973 | Not specified | 36.4% | Seizures (48%), Severe neurological deficit (17%) |
| Yen et al., 1995 | Not specified | 5% | 5% permanent deficit |
| Brand et al., 1984 | Not specified | 26.6% (all before CT scan) | 6.6% incomplete aphasia, 6.6% facial nerve paralysis; 6.6% other permanent neurological deficit |
| Osma et al., 2000 | Not specified | 20% | Not specified |
| Murthy et al., 1991 | 30% with mastoiditis | 0% | 0 |
| Sun and Sun, 2013 | Not specified | 0% | 0 |
| Kao et al., 2003 | Not specified | 12.5% | |
| Chun et al., 1986 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified |
| Carpenter and Holliman, 2007 | Not specified | 0% | 0 |
| Barry et al., 1999 | 100% concurrent meningitis | Not specified | Not specified |
| Nahoo et al., 2011 | Otic hydrocephalus developed in 6 patients and 13 patients required repeat surgery. | 29.4% | None specified |
| Carey et al., 1972 | Excessive bleeding (30%) | 53% | Epilepsy (26%) |