Brainstem abscess complicating tetralogy of Fallot successfully treated with antibiotics alone

Neurology India

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 272-275

  Pandian, J D ^a   Ahsan Moosa, N V ^a   Cherian, P J ^a   Radhakrishnan, K ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Abscess; Brainstem; Congenital heart disease; Medical treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEXAMETHASONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLUBBING FINGERS; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CYANOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEVER; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; PTOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; CHLORAMPHENICOL; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLINS; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033766545     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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