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  • Title: [Stereotaxic brain puncture. Indications and results].
    Author: Ebeling U, Degelo W, Markwalder R, Rohner M, Steiger HJ, Seiler RW.
    Journal: Nervenarzt; 1990 Dec; 61(12):699-703. PubMed ID: 2079980.
    Abstract:
    228 stereotactic biopsies for the diagnosis of brain lesions were evaluated. In 98.2% a diagnosis could be established. The diagnosis was made of brain tumor in 79.3%, of brain abscess in 7.5% and of encephalitis in 3.5% of cases. In 2.2% of the patients a pathological finding was obtained without a clear histological definition. No histological diagnosis could be made in 1.8% of the patients. A severe complication of brain biopsy occurred in 2.2% of the patients (1 death, 1 abscess, 3 increased impairments). The stereotactic procedure appears to have a low mortality and morbidity, and to be highly accurate.
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