A case of CNS aspergillosis develping orbital apex syndrome and causing mycotic aneurysm and the subsequent cerebral infarction

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 761-765

  Ueki, Yoshino ^a   Kazuta, Toshinari ^a   Naitou, Eri ^a   Hayashi, Masaharu ^b   Tanaka, Kozue ^c   Mizutani, Toshio ^a   Hirai, Shunsaku ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN NEUROLOGICAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cerebral infarction; CNS aspergillosis; Mycotic aneurysm; Orbital apex syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; GADOLINIUM; GALACTOMANNAN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; AUTOPSY; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIPLOPIA; FEMALE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; ORBIT APEX SYNDROME; PTOSIS; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROASPERGILLOSIS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; ORBITAL DISEASES; SYNDROME;

EID: 0036706056     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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