Localized pneumocephalus caused by Clostridium perfringens meningitis

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-86

  Penrose Stevens, A ^a   Ibrahim, A ^a   Redfern, Robert M ^a,b  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Neurosurgery ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clostridium meningitis; CT; Pneumocephalus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAEROBIC INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032992045     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699944285     Document Type: Article

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