A neurosurgical presentation of patent foramen ovale with atrial septal aneurysm
| dc.contributor.author | Walsh, K. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kaliaperumal, C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wyse, G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kaar, G. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-01-10T16:36:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-01-10T16:36:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-01-10T16:36:44Z | |
| dc.identifier.citation | A neurosurgical presentation of patent foramen ovale with atrial septal aneurysm 2011, 2011 (jul19 1):bcr0620114305 Case Reports | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1757-790X | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1136/bcr.06.2011.4305 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/201353 | |
| dc.description | We describe a case of cerebral abscess in a 53-year-old lady with a background of congenital heart defect. She has an atrial septal defect with atrial septal aneurysm, which remained undiagnosed until this clinical presentation. She presented with a short history of right-sided hemiplaegia and neuroimaging revealed a heterogeneous lesion in the left frontoparietal region. Neuronavigation-guided left frontoparietal craniotomy was performed to debulk the lesion and preoperatively frank pus was drained, which grew Streptococcus constellatus. She was successfully treated with antibiotics for 6 weeks and her clinical condition improved. We believe that the patients’ previous dental extraction has possibly resulted in a paradoxical embolism through the atrial septal defect bypassing the pulmonary circulation. The MRI scan picture was misleading, as it was initially thought to be a high-grade brain tumour. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.relation.url | http://casereports.bmj.com/cgi/doi/10.1136/bcr.06.2011.4305 | en |
| dc.title | A neurosurgical presentation of patent foramen ovale with atrial septal aneurysm | en |
| dc.type | Study | en |
| dc.identifier.journal | Case Reports | en |
| dc.description.province | Munster |