Lemierre syndrome complicated by cavernous sinus thrombosis, the development of subdural empyemas, and internal carotid artery narrowing without cerebral infarction: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 53-56

  Westhout, Franklin ^a   Hasso, Anton ^a   Jalili, Mehrdad ^a   Afghani, Behnoosh ^a   Armstrong, William ^a   Nwagwu, Chiedozie ^a   Ackerman, Laurie L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus; Empyema; Fusobacterium necrophorum; Internal carotid artery; Lemierre syndrome; Pediatric neurosurgery; Peritonsillar abscess

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA; SYNDROME; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMPYEMA, SUBDURAL; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 33846912991     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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