Hemorrhagic Necrotic Schwannoma Presenting as Purulent Meningitis

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 164-167

  Onyiuke, H C ^a   McLean, A ^b   Schwartz, M ^a   Louie, M ^a   Ang, L C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NEURILEMOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR NECROSIS;

ADULT; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGITIS; NECROSIS; NEURILEMMOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031807441     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100033801     Document Type: Article

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