Brucella-related cerebral aneurysms/subarachnoidal hemorrhage: A short review featuring a case report

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 337-341

  Kaya, Serdar ^a   Velioglu, Murat ^a   Colak, Ahmet ^a   Kutlay, Murat ^a   Demircan, Mehmet Nusret ^a   Tekin, Tamer ^a   Cetinkal, Ahmet ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Mycotic aneurysm; Neurobrucellosis; Subarachnoidal hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BRUCELLOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; DOXYCYCLINE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RIFAMPIN; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 44649093188     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-008-0136-6     Document Type: Article

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