Septic cavernous sinus thrombosis following transsphenoidal craniotomy: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 949-952

  Sadun, Federico ^b   Feldon, Steven E ^a   Weiss, Martin H ^b   Krieger, Mark D ^b  

^a DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

cavernous sinus; surgical infection; thrombosis; transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; CEFUROXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CRANIOTOMY; DIPLOPIA; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

EID: 0029811266     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.5.0949     Document Type: Article

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