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CC BY 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1774816
Case Report

Venous Hemorrhagic Infarct Leading to Delayed Brain Abscess Formation: A Case Report

Anshu Warade
1   Department of Neurosurgery and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, P. D. Hinduja National Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India
,
Alay V. Khandhar 
1   Department of Neurosurgery and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, P. D. Hinduja National Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India
,
Charulata Sankhla
2   Department of Neurology, P. D. Hinduja National Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India
,
Ketan I. Desai
1   Department of Neurosurgery and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, P. D. Hinduja National Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India
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Abstract

Venous sinus thrombosis is a common neurovascular problem with multifactorial etiology, infection being one of the common causes. Cerebral abscess causing thrombophlebitis and venous sinus occlusion is a known entity. In contrast, venous hemorrhagic infarct leading to abscess formation is extremely uncommon. We report a rare case of such delayed abscess formation in a venous hemorrhagic infarct secondary to superior sagittal sinus occlusion.

Keywords

cerebral venous thrombosis - infarct - abscess


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Article published online:
03 July 2024

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