MRI demonstration of unsuspected intraventricular rupture of pyogenic cerebral abscesses in patients being treated for meningitis

Neuroradiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 114-117

  Kamra, P ^a   Vatsal, D K ^b   Husain, M ^b   Pradhan, S ^a   Venkatesh, S K ^a   Gupta, R K ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebral abscess; Intraventricular rupture; Magnetic resonance imaging; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM STAINING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEPTICEMIA; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN ABSCESS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGITIS; RUPTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0036938375     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340100696     Document Type: Article

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