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| Year : 2013 | Volume
: 8
| Issue : 2 | Page : 132-134 |
Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt: A rare cause of basal ganglia and thalamic abscess
Parvesh Sangwan1, Bhaskar Saikia2, Pradeep Kumar Sharma1, Rachna Sharma2, Praveen Khilnani2
1 Department of Pediatrics, B. L. Kapur Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
2 Pediatrics Intensive Care Unit, B. L. Kapur Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Praveen Khilnani
B 42, Panchsheel Enclave, New Delhi 110 017
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.117845
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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