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CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology 3/2006

01-06-2006

Brain Abscess Associated with Isolated Left Superior Vena Cava Draining into the Left Atrium in the Absence of Coronary Sinus and Atrial Septal Defect

Authors: Ilknur Erol, I. Ilker Cetin, Füsun Alehan, Birgül Varan, Süleyman Ozkan, A. Muhtesem Agildere, Kursad Tokel

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 3/2006

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Abstract

A previously healthy 12-year-old girl presented with severe headache for 2 weeks. On physical examination, there was finger clubbing without apparent cyanosis. Neurological examination revealed only papiledema without focal neurologic signs. Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging showed the characteristic features of brain abscess in the left frontal lobe. Cardiologic workup to exclude a right-to-left shunt showed an abnormality of the systemic venous drainage: presence of isolated left superior vena cava draining into the left atrium in the absence of coronary sinus and atrial septal defect. This anomaly is rare, because only a few other cases have been reported.
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Metadata
Title
Brain Abscess Associated with Isolated Left Superior Vena Cava Draining into the Left Atrium in the Absence of Coronary Sinus and Atrial Septal Defect
Authors
Ilknur Erol
I. Ilker Cetin
Füsun Alehan
Birgül Varan
Süleyman Ozkan
A. Muhtesem Agildere
Kursad Tokel
Publication date
01-06-2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 3/2006
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-005-0082-4

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