Brainstem abscess: preoperative MRI appearance and survival following stereotactic aspiration.
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.
Bavetta
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Department of Neurosurgery, Oldchurch Hospital, Essex, UK.
Paterakis
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Srivatsa
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Garvan
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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