Brain-stem abscess successfully treated by microsurgical drainage: A case report

Neurological Research

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 855-861

  Sarma, S ^a   Sekhar, L N ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b The Mid Atlantic Brain and Spine Institutes   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain stem abscess; Microsurgical drainage; Ponto mesencephalic abscess; Subtemporal transzygomatic approach

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MESENCEPHALON; MICROSURGERY; PONS; SURGICAL APPROACH; TOOTH INFECTION;

BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN STEM; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0035188906     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164101101199306     Document Type: Article

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