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R Martínez Rumbo

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PubMed1993

[Thalamic abscess. A stereotaxically treatable lesion].

Solitary abscesses of the thalamus are an infrequent entity which carry serious problems with regard to treatment. We present a patient with an unknown septic focci who developed a right thalamic abscess due to Streptococcus constellatus and was treated by stereotaxic drainage for the suppuration and antibiotics. The patient was clinically and radiologically (CAT) controlled up until total cure of the lesion. Complications included dissemination of the infection to the meningeal space and a residual coreic picture controlled with tetrabenzine. The authors believe that evacuation by stereotaxic punction should be included among the therapeutic options available for deeply localized cerebral abscesses.

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[Intracranial ependymomas].

INTRODUCTION: Ependymomas are tumours derived from ependymal cells, found lining the cerebral ventricles and central canal of spinal cord. Intracranial ependymomas account for 2 6% of all neoplasms of the central nervous system and at least half present in the first two decades of life. DEVELOPMENT: We review the epidemiological, clinical, neuropathological details, neuroradiological aspects and treatment of intracranial ependymomas. CONCLUSIONS: Ependymomas of the posterior fossa predominate in children, while supratentorial tumours are more common in adults. This analysis of the literature further highlight that total tumour removal is the treatment of choice for intracranial ependymomas. Postoperative survival was predominantly dependent on the histological grade of malignancy, the extension of surgery and the age of the patient.

Brain Neoplasms↗
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[Meningioma of the third ventricle. Presentation of a case].

Meningiomas of the third ventricle are extremely rare; the authors report a case of meningothelial meningioma located in the anterior part of the third ventricle. The tumor was successfully removed through a trans-ventricular approach. The clinical presentation, radiological findings and surgical management of these tumors are reviewed.

Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms↗