The surgical management of infections involving the cerebrum

Neurosurgery

Volumn 62, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages

  Hall, Walter A ^a   Truwit, Charles L ^b,c  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Brain abscess; Cranial epidural abscess; Encephalitis; Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging; Neurocysticercosis; Subdural empyema

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALBENDAZOLE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; METRONIDAZOLE; OSMOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G; PRAZIQUANTEL; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN; VIDARABINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN INFECTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUBERCULOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; EMPHYSEMA; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOMITING;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BRAIN ABSCESS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; CEREBRUM; EMPYEMA, SUBDURAL; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 41849083736     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000316255.36726.5b     Document Type: Review

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