The role of posterior fossa decompression in acute cerebellitis

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 970-974

  de Ribaupierre, S ^a   Meagher Villemure, K ^a   Villemure, J G ^a   Cotting, J ^a   Jeannet, P Y ^a   Porchet, F ^a   Roulet, E ^a   Bloch, J ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cerebellitis; CNS infection; Hydrocephalus; Posterior fossa decompression

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CLARITHROMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CEREBELLUM INJURY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ATROPHY; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHILD; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFLAMMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 27744577436     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-005-1176-7     Document Type: Article

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