Clinical signs and symptoms and laboratory results
| Patient/Age (y) | Neurologic Signs and Symptoms | Abscess | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Size (cm) | Organism | ||
| 1/40 | Fever, headache, vision disturbance, homonymous hemianopia, mild ataxia | L occipital | 3.9 × 2.7 | Streptococcus intermedius |
| 2/31 | Fever, L hand paresthesia/hypesthesia, L upper extremity weakness, seizures/grand mal seizures | R central/parietal region | 3.9 × 3.9 | Peptostreptococcus nigros |
| 3/35 | Occipital headache vertigo, R incomplete facial palsy, dysdiadochokinesis, somnolence, R upper-extremity coordination disturbance, R hearing loss | R cerebellar, R cerebellar | 2.8 × 2.0, 1.5 × 1.2 | Staphylococcus aureus |
| 4/39 | Headache, L lower extremity weakness and hemiparesis, dysdiadochokinesis | L temporal | 1.1 × 0.9 | Unknown |
| 5/69 | Headache, seizures, disturbed consciousness | R cerebellar | 2.8 × 3.5 | Unknown |
| 6/47 | Headache, somnolence | L central/L occipital | 3.0 × 2.8 | Nocardia species |
| 7/43 | Headache, disturbed consciousness | L parietal | 4.0 × 3.5 | Unknown |