Cerebral herniation in pyogenic meningitis: Prevalence and related dilemmas in emergency room populations in developing countries

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 462-469

  Akpede, George ^b   Ambe, Jose P ^a  

^a Department of Paediatrics   (Nigeria)

^b Oibhor Okhae Teaching Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HERNIA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGITIS; NIGERIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SCORING SYSTEM; TROPICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 0033920791     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162200000864     Document Type: Article

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