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Please Dr., Review The Reports And Advise Us If The

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Posted on Sat, 11 Jan 2020
Question: Please Dr., review the reports and advise us if the medical treatment currently provided to the patient is sufficient or not.
We need to provide the patient with the best possible treatment.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
I think stereotactic evacuation of abscesses is necessary.

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to "Ask a Doctor " service.

I have read your query and the reports you uploaded.

Regarding the patient, imaging studies findings and his medical history ( repeated blood transfusions ), most likely the cause of coma and seizures are multiple intracerebral abscesses ( ring enhancing lesions with perifocal edema, that show restriction in diffusion weighted imaging).

In this setting, given the patient medical condition, I think that there is necessary to evacuate surgically these abscesses for two reasons:

1- to improve the patient's overall condition and

2- to isolate the microorganism that is causing the infection and to evaluate the sensitivity to the antibiotics.

This can be done by stereotactic surgery.

Get a neurosurgical consultation.

Hope you found the answer helpful.

Let me know if I can assist you further.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T
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Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho

Neurologist, Surgical

Practicing since :2004

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Please Dr., Review The Reports And Advise Us If The

Brief Answer: I think stereotactic evacuation of abscesses is necessary. Detailed Answer: Hello and welcome to "Ask a Doctor " service. I have read your query and the reports you uploaded. Regarding the patient, imaging studies findings and his medical history ( repeated blood transfusions ), most likely the cause of coma and seizures are multiple intracerebral abscesses ( ring enhancing lesions with perifocal edema, that show restriction in diffusion weighted imaging). In this setting, given the patient medical condition, I think that there is necessary to evacuate surgically these abscesses for two reasons: 1- to improve the patient's overall condition and 2- to isolate the microorganism that is causing the infection and to evaluate the sensitivity to the antibiotics. This can be done by stereotactic surgery. Get a neurosurgical consultation. Hope you found the answer helpful. Let me know if I can assist you further.