Brain Abscess as a Cause of Macrocephaly in a Newborn Jordi Pérez-Bovet, MD, Rousinelle da Silva-Freitas, MD, Patricia Puerta-Roldán, MD, Antonio Guillén-Quesada, MD, Santiago Candela- Cantó, MD, Gemma García-Fructuoso, MD Pediatric Neurology Volume 50, Issue 1, Pages 121-122 (January 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.08.030 Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Figure (A) Preoperative, contrast-enhanced T1 magnetic resonance sequence, axial view: shown is a cystic lesion in the right hemisphere, with hypointense content and ring-enhancing rim, perilesional edema, obstructive hydrocephalus, severe mass effect on ventricular system and midline structures. (B) Postoperative T2 magnetic resonance sequence, axial view: shown are right occipital encephalomalacia, ex vacuo retraction of the right occipital horn, no fluid collections, and reversal of mass effect. Pediatric Neurology 2014 50, 121-122DOI: (10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.08.030) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions