MRI demonstration of unsuspected intraventricular rupture of pyogenic cerebral abscesses in patients being treated for meningitis

P. Kamra; D. K. Vatsal; M. Husain; S. Pradhan; S. K. Venkatesh; R. K. Gupta

doi:10.1007/s002340100696

MRI demonstration of unsuspected intraventricular rupture of pyogenic cerebral abscesses in patients being treated for meningitis

P. Kamra, D. K. Vatsal, M. Husain, S. Pradhan, S. K. Venkatesh, R. K. Gupta

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	114-117
Number of pages	4
Journal	Neuroradiology
Volume	44
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340100696
State	Published - 2002

Keywords

Cerebral abscess
Intraventricular rupture
Magnetic resonance imaging
Meningitis

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Clinical Neurology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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