Cerebellar abscesses in children: Excision or aspiration?

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-34

  Pandey, Paritosh ^a   Umesh, Srikantha ^a   Bhat, Dhananjaya ^a   Srinivas, Dwarakanath ^a   Abraham, Rojin ^a   Pillai, Shibu ^a   Balasubramaniam, Anandh ^a   Devi, Indira ^a   Sampath, Sommanna ^a   Chandramouli, Bengaluru A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Cerebellar abscess; Excision; Pediatric neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DRUG EFFICACY; EXCISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ABSCESS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUCTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 40849134385     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED-08/01/031     Document Type: Article

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