Cerebrovascular involvement in the acute phase of bacterial meningitis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 244, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-55

  Ries, S ^a   Schminke, U ^a   Fassbender, K ^a   Daffertshofer, M ^a   Steinke, W ^a   Hennerici, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial meningitis; Cerebrovascular complications; Transcranial doppler sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

EID: 0031060325     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050050     Document Type: Article

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