Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: Perineural spread via the trigeminal nerve

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 484-486

  Orguc, Sebnem ^a,b   Yücetürk, Ali Vefa ^a   Demir, M Akif ^a   Goktan, Cihan ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Rhinocerebral mucormycosis; Trigeminal nerve

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFTRIAXONE; METRONIDAZOLE; RECOMBINANT HUMAN INSULIN;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACE PAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERINEURIUM; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 19744375939     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2004.07.015     Document Type: Article

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