A Case of Thalamic Abscess: Case Report.
- Author:
Il Tae SOHN
1
;
Hack Gun BAE
;
Jae Won DOH
;
Kyeong Seok LEE
;
Il Gyu YUN
;
Bark Jang BYUN
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University, Chonan Hospital, Chonan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Thalamic abscess;
Stereotactic aspiration;
Ventricular septal defect;
Magnetic resonance image
- MeSH:
Abscess*;
Adult;
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Male
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1996;25(10):2127-2130
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors report a rare case of thalamic abscess in a 38-year old male who suffered from a ventricular septal defect. Preoperative axial magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) showed two ring enhancing masses on T1-weighted image and a hypointensity of dark rim on T2-weighted image. Purulent material was aspirated by computerized tomography(CT)-guided stereotactic procedure following antibiotic therapy for 3 days. No growth was obtained in the culture of the purulent material. The disturbance of left ocular movement before surgery was completely recovered. Even though the abscess wall is uniform in thickness, it is difficult to distinguish from tumor. A rim like hypointensity surrounding the mass on T2-weighted MRI is helpful in distinguishing both lesions.
