title: MRI demonstration of unsuspected intraventricular rupture of pyogenic cerebral abscesses in patients being treated for meningitis.
abstract: We report three patients with pyogenic meningitis who showed a partial response to medical treatment. MRI demonstrated an unsuspected brain abscess with intraventricular rupture, a possible cause of the partial response to treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kamra
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Vatsal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Husain
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pradhan
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Venkatesh
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000293:injuries*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012421:Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D013290:Streptococcal Infections