PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ansari, Riyazuddin S.
AU  - Domfu, Fatima M.
TI  - Brain abscess with persistent left superior vena cava
DP  - 2009 Oct 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 379--381
VI  - 14
IP  - 4
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/14/4/379.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/14/4/379.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2009 Oct 01; 14
AB  - Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the most common congenital cardiac anomaly occurring in around 0.4% of the general population, and 1.3-4.5% in those with additional cardiac defects. Eighty-two percent of PLSVC coexists with a right superior vena cava. Usually PLSVC is asymptomatic, but can cause difficulties during central venous cannulation from the left side. There are a few cases of brain abscess in the literature associated with PLSVC. Here, we describe a patient of brain abscess with PLSVC in the intensive care unit of King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.