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Brainstem abscess: preoperative MRI appearance and survival following stereotactic aspiration
S Bavetta1, K Paterakis, S R Srivatsa
1Department of Neurosurgery, Oldchurch Hospital, Essex, UK.
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.
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.