Investigation on the Prognosis of Brain Abscess

With the introduction of antibiotics, the mortality of brain abscesses could be decreased considerably. Since then, however, no further reduction could be achieved and the mortality in most centres ranges between 30% and 45%. In order to obtain more information concerning the factors responsible for the unfavourable prognosis and the persistently high mortality, we analyzed 73 cases with brain abscess (50 chronic, 23 acute), admitted to our hospital between 1955 and 1975.