Intracerebral abscesses: Outcome following management in the CT era

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 54-57

  Emejulu, J K C ^a   Shokunbi, M T ^a   Malomo, A O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Burr hole; Computerized tomography; Craniectomy; Craniotomy; Intracerebral abscess

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOTOMY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; KLEBSIELLA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CARE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEIZURE; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042855164     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wajm.v23i1.28083     Document Type: Article

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