Cerebellar abscess secondary to mastoiditis
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Extreme example of two pathologies. AA profound mastoiditis with intraventricular extensionintracranialextension, causing a huge cerebellar abscess, with a resultant hydrocephalus.
The patient went to surgery immediately, with no residual neurological deficit after surgery.
-<p>Extreme example of two pathologies. A profound <a title="Acute otomastoiditis" href="/articles/acute_otomastoiditis">mastoiditis</a> with intraventricular extension, causing a huge cerebellar abscess, with a resultant <a title="Obstructive hydrocephalus" href="/articles/obstructive_hydrocephalus">hydrocephalus</a>.</p><p>The patient went to surgery immediately, with no residual neurological deficit after surgery.</p>- +<p>Extreme example of two pathologies. A profound <a href="/articles/acute-mastoiditis">mastoiditis</a> with intracranialextension, causing a huge cerebellar abscess, with a resultant <a href="/articles/obstructive-hydrocephalus">hydrocephalus</a>.</p><p>The patient went to surgery immediately, with no residual neurological deficit after surgery.</p>