Brain abscess and hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia: A report of three cases

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-17

  El Houcheimi, I ^a   Hardwidge, C ^a   Walter, P ^a   Jalaluddin, M ^a  

^a PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral abscess; Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia; Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENDU OSLER WEBER DISEASE;

EID: 0031950734     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699845447     Document Type: Article

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