title: Intracranial abscess in Ectopia Cordis.
abstract: We present a case of intracranial abscess in a young female with Ectopia Cordis, an exceptionally rare cardiac condition. The neurosurgical implication is the predisposition to intracranial abscess formation. A heightened awareness of this association will aid diagnosis in similar clinical scenarios.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery , Waikato Hospital , Hamilton , New Zealand.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Merola
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery , Waikato Hospital , Hamilton , New Zealand.
authors.forename: Geoffrey Adrian
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Tipper
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery , Waikato Hospital , Hamilton , New Zealand.
authors.forename: Zakier
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery , Waikato Hospital , Hamilton , New Zealand.
authors.forename: Venkataraman
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery , Waikato Hospital , Hamilton , New Zealand.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gan
keywords: Ectopia Cordis; congenital heart defect; intracranial abscess