Sphenoethmoidal Sinusitis Complicated by Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis and Pontocerebellar Infarction

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 310-313

  Macdonald, Robert L ^a   Findlay, J Max ^a   Tator, Charles H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE;

AGED; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; CEREBELLUM; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUSITIS;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; ETHMOID SINUS; HUMAN; MALE; PONS; SINUS THROMBOSIS, INTRACRANIAL; SINUSITIS; SPHENOID SINUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0023710767     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: 20570155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100027803     Document Type: Article

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