Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt: A rare cause of basal ganglia and thalamic abscess | Zendy

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Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt: A rare cause of basal ganglia and thalamic abscess

Author(s) -

Praveen Khilnani,

Parvesh Sangwan,

Bhaskar Jyoti Saikia,

Pradeep Sharma,

Rachna Sharma

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 , shunt (medical) , basal ganglia , abscess , brain abscess , surgery , external ventricular drain , hydrocephalus , 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.

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