To study the role of brain biopsy in arriving at early diagnosis and impact on the treatment of patients who underwent biopsy for non�neurosurgical indications.

Asturkar Vikram; Sirohi YS; Sharma AK; Dutta Vibha

Volume : VI, Issue : X, October - 2016

To study the role of brain biopsy in arriving at early diagnosis and impact on the treatment of patients who underwent biopsy for non�neurosurgical indications.

Asturkar Vikram, Sirohi Ys, Sharma Ak, Dutta Vibha

Abstract :

Introduction: Brain biopsy and excision is the standard clinical practice in neurological malignancies. However its role has not otherwise been clearly established for other neurological differentials. Recent advances in multimodal neuroimaging has revolved the diagnosis in neurological cases and the ain biopsy is not carried out routinely, either for diagnosis or confirmation of diagnosis Aims: To study the role of ain biopsy in arriving at early diagnosis and impact on the treatment of patients who underwent biopsy for non–neurosurgical indications. Methodology: This is a prospective observational study, conducted at a tertiary care hospital, at south Delhi, from 01 Jan 15 to 310 Dec 15. We included on patients who were difficult to diagnose even after noninvasive evaluation. These patients underwent ain biopsy as per decision taken by the treating team. The patients were followed up for a period of one year. Statistical tools as appropriate were applied. Results: A total of 10 patients were included in this study during study period. The biopsy was helpful in arriving at a diagnosis in (9/10) cases and the biopsy result made a change in treatment modality in (6/10) cases. Only one patient had symptomatic intracereal haemorrhage post biopsy. Conclusions: A ain biopsy is an important tool timely diagnosis and good neurological as well as overall outcome in patients who otherwise were not able to diagnose on neuroimaging.