Endoscopic treatment of brain abscesses

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1447-1450

  Longatti, P ^a   Perin, Alessandro ^a   Ettorre, F ^a   Fiorindi, A ^a   Baratto, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Neuroendoscopy; Subdural empyema

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMNOLENCE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN ABSCESS; EMPYEMA, SUBDURAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33750456126     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-006-0119-2     Document Type: Article

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