Holocord intramedullary abscess: An unusual case with review of literature

Spinal Cord

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 866-870

  Desai, K I ^a   Muzumdar, D P ^a,b   Goel, A ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Intramedullary abscess; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 0032707649     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100930     Document Type: Article

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