Bifrontal decompressive craniectomy for acute subdural empyema

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 18, Issue 6-7, 2002, Pages 340-343

  Ong, Y K ^a   Goh, K Y C ^a   Chan, C ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Outcome; Sinuses; Subdural empyema; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CASE REPORT; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUSITIS; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EMPYEMA, SUBDURAL; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036663827     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-002-0597-9     Document Type: Article

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