rss
Postgrad Med J 1987;63:785-787 doi:10.1136/pgmj.63.743.785
  • Research Article

Intraventricular haemorrhage complicating a brain abscess.

  1. J. Pascual,
  2. C. Diez,
  3. J. R. Carda,
  4. A. Vázquez-Barquero
  1. Section of Neurology, National Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain.

      Abstract

      Intraventricular haemorrhage occurred in a patient with a parietal rim-enhancing mass on computed tomographic scan. At operation a brain abscess was identified and removed. Peptostreptococcus and fusobacterium were isolated, possibly of dental origin. The possible sources of this intracranial bleeding are discussed. A neoplasm should not always be considered in the case of a cerebral ring-enhancing mass complicated with intracranial bleeding; in selected cases, brain abscess should be excluded too.

      This Article

      1. Abstract
      2. PDF

      Responses

      1. Submit a response
      2. No responses published

      Register for free content

      The full back archive is now available for all BMJ Journals. Institutional subscribers may access the entire archive as part of their subscription. Personal subscribers will also have access to all content when logged in. Non-subscribers who register have free access to all articles published before 2006 right back to volume 1 issue 1. Register here to access the free archive of all BMJ Journals.

      Don't forget to sign up for content alerts so you keep up to date with all the articles as they are published.