title: Brainstem abscess: preoperative MRI appearance and survival following stereotactic aspiration.
abstract: Brainstem abscesses are rare and until recently were uniformly fatal. The case of a 49 year old lady with an abscess extending through the midbrain, pons and cerebellar peduncle is presented. She survived following stereotactic aspilation; only the seventh such case. The report is illustrated with very rare preoperative MRI scans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Oldchurch Hospital, Essex, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bavetta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Paterakis
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Srivatsa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Garvan
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D016019:Survival Analysis