Brucellar brain abscess and bilateral arachnoid cysts, unilaterally complicated by subdural haematoma

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 485-487

  Koc, Kenan ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Brucellar abscess

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; BRUCELLA; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; CRANIOTOMY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARACHNOID CYSTS; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRUCELLOSIS; CRANIOTOMY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33646157278     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.06.012     Document Type: Article

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