Brain abscess rupturing into the ventricle
- Author:
Lien Ngoc Ly
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
brain abscess
- MeSH:
Brain Abscess;
Rupture;
Cerebral Ventricles
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;424(6):47-51
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
This study introduced the clinical and paraclinical features and outcome of treatment of 3 cases of brain abscess rupturing into the ventricle in the nervous surgical department of Vietduc Hospital during 1994-2001 and reviewed the medical literature during 1950-2001. The brain abscess rupturing into the ventricle was very severe complication with the mortality rate much higher than this of brain abscess without rupturing into the ventricle (morbidity rate: 60 -100%). In order to reduce the mortality rate it should early diagnose and treat basing on the clinical signs such as rapid worsened perception, sudden happened, new meningeal signs.
