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Timothy D Shaw1, Suhani Bansal2, Jun Lau3

  • 1Department of Infectious Diseases, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, UK; School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Science, Queen's University Belfast, UK.

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
|April 20, 2025
PubMed

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Intracranial infection from liquid embolisation agents is rare but serious. This case shows successful management of retained, infected embolisation glue using intensive intravenous antibiotics followed by lifelong oral therapy, achieving sustained recovery.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Medical Device Complications

Background:

  • Liquid embolisation agents can cause uncommon intracranial infections.
  • Surgical removal is standard but often not feasible, leading to poor outcomes.
  • Recurrent, treatment-refractory ventriculitis is a significant challenge in these cases.
Keywords:
Co-trimoxazoleLiquid embolization agentOnyxSquidVentriculitis

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