Brain abscess following ischemic stroke with secondary hemorrhage

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-106

  Kraemer, Jorge Luiz ^a   Worm, Paulo Valdeci ^a   Faria, Mário De Barros ^a,b   Maulaz, Alexandre ^b  

^a HOSPITAL SÃO JOSÉ   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; IMIPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY; ANISOCORIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHASIA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMIPARESIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MYDRIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42049100999     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2008000100028     Document Type: Article

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