title: Preoperative diagnosis of brain-stem abscess by computerized tomography with survival. Case report.
abstract: A case is reported in which the diagnosis of brain-stem abscess was made preoperatively by computerized tomography. Surgical therapy resulted in relatively good functional recovery.
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001933:Brain Stem; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed