A case of a brain stem abscess with a favorable outcome

BACKGROUND: A brain stem abscess is a rare and severe medical condition. Here, we present a rare case of a brain stem abscess in a young pregnant woman, requiring acute stereotactic intervention. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 36-year-old woman presented with a headache, nausea, and vomiting, and computed tomo...

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Autores principales: Bulthuis, Vincent J., Gubler, Felix S., Teernstra, Onno P. M., Temel, Yasin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4610067/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26543670
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.167087
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author Bulthuis, Vincent J.
Gubler, Felix S.
Teernstra, Onno P. M.
Temel, Yasin
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description BACKGROUND: A brain stem abscess is a rare and severe medical condition. Here, we present a rare case of a brain stem abscess in a young pregnant woman, requiring acute stereotactic intervention. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 36-year-old woman presented with a headache, nausea, and vomiting, and computed tomography showed a space-occupying lesion in the brain stem. She became shortly after comatose, and we decided to perform an acute stereotactic aspiration of the abscess. Soon after surgery, her neurological condition improved dramatically. CONCLUSION: A brainstem abscess is a life-threatening condition with a potentially good outcome if treated adequately.
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spelling pubmed-46100672015-11-05 A case of a brain stem abscess with a favorable outcome Bulthuis, Vincent J. Gubler, Felix S. Teernstra, Onno P. M. Temel, Yasin Surg Neurol Int Case Report BACKGROUND: A brain stem abscess is a rare and severe medical condition. Here, we present a rare case of a brain stem abscess in a young pregnant woman, requiring acute stereotactic intervention. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 36-year-old woman presented with a headache, nausea, and vomiting, and computed tomography showed a space-occupying lesion in the brain stem. She became shortly after comatose, and we decided to perform an acute stereotactic aspiration of the abscess. Soon after surgery, her neurological condition improved dramatically. CONCLUSION: A brainstem abscess is a life-threatening condition with a potentially good outcome if treated adequately. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015-10-09 /pmc/articles/PMC4610067/ /pubmed/26543670 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.167087 Text en Copyright: © 2015 Surgical Neurology International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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