Open AccessEfficacy of a Second Brain Biopsy for Intracranial Lesions after Initial Negativity
Author(s) -
Mohamed Chabaane,
Aymeric Amelot,
Maximilien Riche,
Franck Bielle,
Karima Mokhtari,
Alexandre Carpentier,
Mehdi Touat,
Bertrand Mathon
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical neurology/the journal of clinical neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.208
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 2005-5013
pISSN - 1738-6586
DOI - 10.3988/jcn.2020.16.4.659
Subject(s) - biopsy , medicine , brain biopsy , complication , odds ratio , radiology , retrospective cohort study , confidence interval , surgery
The rationale for performing a second brain biopsy after initial negativity is not well evaluated in the literature. This study was designed to 1) assess the efficacy of a second brain biopsy when the first biopsy was nondiagnostic, 2) identify possible factors associated with an increased diagnostic rate in the second biopsy, and 3) analyze additional morbidity induced by the second biopsy.