Diagnostic and staged stereotactic aspiration of multiple bihemispheric pyogenic brain abscesses

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 278-282

  Chacko, Ari G ^a   Chandy, Mathew J ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Computed tomography; Multiple brain abscesses; Stereotaxic surgery

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MALE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030954689     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(96)00378-3     Document Type: Article

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