Intracranial abscesses and empyemas: Neurosurgical management;Abcès et empyèmes intracrâniens : Prise en charge neurochirurgicale

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 567-573

  Emery, E ^a   Redondo, A ^a   Berthelot, J L ^a   Bouali, I ^a   Ouahes, O ^a   Rey, A ^a  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cerebral abscess; Cerebral empyema

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN ABSCESS; EMPYEMA, SUBDURAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 10844268891     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0750-7658(99)80134-8     Document Type: Article

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