Penetrating brain injuries from a dog bite in an infant

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-45

  Iannelli, A ^a,b   Lupi, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abscess; Brain injuries; Dog bite

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOG; DOG BITE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANCY; LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SKIN INJURY; SKULL INJURY;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; DOGS; FEMALE; HEAD INJURIES, PENETRATING; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 19944407142     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084864     Document Type: Article

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