Subdural empyema and cerebellar abscess due to chronic otitis media

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 214-217

  Polyzoidis, K S ^a   Vranos, G ^a   Exarchakos, Georgios ^a   Argyropoulou, M I ^a   Korantzopoulos, P ^b   Skevas, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b G HATZIKOSTA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cerebellar abscess; Chronic otitis media; Complications; Subdural empyema; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; FUSIDIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; CONSCIOUSNESS; CRANIECTOMY; DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEMISPHERE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MASTOID; MASTOIDECTOMY; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGOPHRENIA; OTITIS MEDIA; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTERIOR FOSSA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA;

ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CITROBACTER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMPYEMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTITIS MEDIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842590573     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.0050.x     Document Type: Article

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