Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery (Mar 2014)
Acute inflammatory reactions to hemostatic materials mimicking post-operative intracranial abscess
Abstract
Oxidized cellulose can cause acute neurologic worsening in the immediate post-operative period. MRI often shows restricted diffusion around the surgical cavity on the first post-operative MRI. When acute clinical deterioration occurs with the typical MRI findings, the material must be removed surgically.
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