deteriorating. His GCS score dipped to 9/15 with increase in intracranial
pressure.
Percutanous tracheostomy was done and an urgent CT scan revealed
right frontal lobe low attenuation consistent with infarction and oedema with
compression / displacement of the anterior horn and small area of infarct on
left frontal lobe.
Patient was operated upon with frontal craniostomy, evacuation of abscess
and patial frontal lobectomy
Afterwards patient recovered gradually but developed left lower lobe
pneumonia with pleural effusion which was treated by US guided chest
drainage and broad spectrum antibiotics.