MRI demonstration of unsuspected intraventricular rupture of pyogenic cerebral abscesses in patients being treated for meningitis.
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.
Kamra
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Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Vatsal
D K
DK
Husain
M
M
Pradhan
S
S
Venkatesh
S K
SK
Gupta
R K
RK
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