Subarachnoid haemorrhage as initial symptom of multiple brain abscesses

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 205-208

  Rohde, V ^a   Van Oosterhout, A ^b   Mull, M ^b   Gilsbach, J M ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Cerebritis; Computerized tomography; Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0033954377     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050025     Document Type: Article

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