Skull base osteomyelitis presenting as Villaret's syndrome

Acta Neurologica Taiwanica

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 255-258

  Huang, Kuo Lun ^a   Lu, Chin Song ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Proteus mirabilis; Skull base osteomyelitis; Villaret's syndrome

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLIVUS; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEADACHE; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SKULL BASE; VILLARET SYNDROME;

CEFTRIAXONE; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; PROTEUS INFECTIONS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SKULL BASE; SYNDROME;

EID: 33846011076     PISSN: 10196099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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