Tuberculous intramedullary spinal cord abscess

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 139, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1189-1190

  Cheng, K M ^a   Ma, M W ^a   Chan, C M ^a   Leung, C L ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Intramedullary spinal cord abscess; Magnetic resonance imaging; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LAMINECTOMY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ABSCESS; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 0031456466     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01410983     Document Type: Article

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