An unusual presentation of neurotuberculosis: Subdural empyema. Case Report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 988-991

  Cayli S R ^a   Onal C ^a   Kocak A ^a   Onmus S H ^a   Tekiner, A ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Empyema; Neurotuberculosis; Subdural space

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; DURA MATER; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUROTUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034877314     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2001.94.6.0988     Document Type: Article

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