Bacterial meningitis in adults: Demonstration of inner ear involvement using high-resolution MRI

Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1003-1009

  Dichgans, M ^a   Jager L ^a   Mayer, T ^a   Schorn, K ^a   Pfister, Hans Walter ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GADOLINIUM; GENTAMICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEAR NERVE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INNER EAR DISEASE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

EID: 0345628616     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.52.5.1003     Document Type: Article

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