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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 23-25 |
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Post meningitis subdural hygroma: Anatomical and functional evaluation with 99m Tc-ehylene cysteine dimer single photon emission tomography/computed tomography
Punit Sharma, Ajiv Mishra, Geetanjali Arora, Madhavi Tripathi, Chandrasekhar Bal, Rakesh Kumar
Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Rakesh Kumar
E-81, Ansari Nagar (East), All India Institute of Medical Sciences Campus, New Delhi - 110 029
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-3919.116806
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Subdural hygroma is the collection of cerebrospinal fluid in the subdural space. Most often these resolve spontaneously. However, in cases with neurological complications surgical drainage may be needed. We here, present the case of an 8-year-old boy with post meningitis subdural hygroma. 99m Tc-ehylene cysteine dimer ( 99m Tc-ECD) hybrid single photon emission tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) carried out in this patient, demonstrated the subdural hygroma as well as the associated cerebral hypoperfusion. If 99m Tc-ECD SPECT/CT is integrated into management of these patients, it can help in decision making with respect to conservative versus surgical management. |
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