Isolated cerebral mucormycosis: Report of a case and review of the literature

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 240, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 65-69

  Verma, Ashok ^a   Brozman, Branimir ^a   Petito, Carol K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral; Cerebritis; Fungus; IVDA; Mucormycosis; Rhinocerebral

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CORTICOSTEROID; MANNITOL; PHENYTOIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG ABUSE; FATALITY; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETHARGY; LIFE; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 29144458040     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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