Open AccessVentriculo-peritoneal shunt: A rare cause of basal ganglia and thalamic abscess
Author(s) -
Parvesh Sangwan,
Basanta Saikia,
Pradeep K. Sharma,
Richa Sharma,
Praveen Khilnani
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.117845
Subject(s) - medicine , basal ganglia , shunt (medical) , brain abscess , abscess , external ventricular drain , surgery , thalamus , hydrocephalus , radiology , central nervous system
We report an 18-month-old female child with ventriculo-peritoneal shunt related thalamic abscess treated with stereotactic aspiration. Deep seated abscesses are complex due to difficult access and are associated with an increased risk of intra-ventricular rupture as well as antibiotic resistance, a fact which justifies a more aggressive and immediate neurosurgical management.