Isolated ring-enhancing lesion of the brainstem in a patient with cyanotic heart disease: Role of stereotactic intervention

Neurology India

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 404-406

  Moorthy, R K ^a   Rajshekhar, V ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Abscess; Brainstem; Stereotaxy; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN; ISONIAZID; METRONIDAZOLE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYANOTIC HEART DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DYSARTHRIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HEADACHE; HEMIPARESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYCYTHEMIA; REFLEX DISORDER; STEREOTAXIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOMA; VISUAL DISORDER; WALKING;

ADULT; BIOPSY; BRAIN STEM; CYANOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOMA, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 0346252575     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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