Intracerebral abscess formation following embolisation of an internal carotid artery aneurysm using Guglielmi detachable coils

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 145, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 703-706

  Jenkinson, Michael David ^a   Javadpour, M ^a   Nixon, T ^a   Warnke, P ^a   Lasjaunsias, P ^b   Steiger, H J ^b  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebral aneurysm; Complication; Endovascular therapy; Guglielmi detachable coils; Intracerebral abscess

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AGED; BRAIN ABSCESS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0042330252     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-003-0074-6     Document Type: Article

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