Tubercular brain abcess

JK Practitioner

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 262-263

  Babu, M L ^a   Shavinder, ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; PUS; TUBERCULOSIS; VOMITING;

EID: 0036813007     PISSN: 09718834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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