Abscess in the Splenium of the Corpus Callosum Treated with Direct Drainage via an Occipital Interhemispheric Approach
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53520#.VMdF9yzQrzE Author(s) Yasushi Motoyama 1* , Hisashi Kawai 1 , Yohei Kogeichi 1 , Pritam Gurung 2 , Young-Soo Park 1 , Hiroyuki Nakase 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan . 2 Ohnishi Neurological Center, Akashi, Japan . ABSTRACT Lesions in the corpus callosum typically represent malignant tumors such as glioblastoma or lymphoma, because of its compact structure comprising tightly packed white-matter tracts. Brain abscess is rarely seen in the corpus callosum. To the best of our knowledge, solitary bacterial abscess confined to the splenium of the corpus callosum has not been reported previously. We report the case of a 72-year-old woman with rapidly progressing disturbance of consciousness following 1 week of antibiotic treatment for bacterial meningitis. Magnetic resonance imag...