The nurse is caring for a 60-year-old female client who is diagnosed with a brain abscess. If left untreated, what condition may develop as a result of a brain abscess?
A) Guillain-Barré syndrome
B) Acute Transverse Myelitis
C) Meningitis
D) Shingles
C
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Brain abscess is a collection of pus that may result from an infection of the ears, mastoid, sinus, or skull. It can also directly result from a brain surgery. If left untreated, the encapsulated pus pocket eventually ruptures and spreads, causing further abscesses and meningitis, infection of the meninges. Guillain-Barré syndrome is an autoimmune disorder of the peripheral nervous system. Acute transverse myelitis is an inflammatory condition affecting the spinal cord. Shingles, or herpes zoster, is an acute viral inflammation of a nerve caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which results from reactivation of latent virus cells residing in dorsal root or cranial nerve ganglion cells.
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