Sigmoid sinus thrombosis following mastoiditis: Early diagnosis enhances good prognosis

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 606-609

  Ozdemir, Durgul ^a,b   Cakmakci, Handan ^a   Ikiz, Ahmet Omer ^a   Demir, Korcan ^a   Yilmaz, Sebnem ^a   Dirik, Eray ^a   Anal, Ozden ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Mastoiditis; Sigmoid sinus thrombosis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTOIDECTOMY; MASTOIDITIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OTITIS MEDIA; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTOIDITIS; PROGNOSIS; SINUS THROMBOSIS, INTRACRANIAL; TEMPORAL BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25444471607     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000177203.21774.fb     Document Type: Article

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