Pyogenic cerebral abscess with discharging sinus complicating an embolized arteriovenous malformation

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-138

  Pendarkar, H ^a   Krishnamoorthy, T ^a   Purkayastha, S ^a   Gupta, A K ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformations; Cerebral; Sinuses; Superior sagittal; Therapeutic embolization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS;

EID: 33646755380     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0150-9861(06)77246-7     Document Type: Article

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