Brain stem candidiasis mimicking cerebellopontine angle tumor

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-91

  Hong, Xin yu ^a   Chou, Yu Cheng ^b   Lazareff, Jorge A ^c  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Candidiasis; Central nervous system; Cerebellopontine angle tumor

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CHOLINE; CREATINE; FLUCYTOSINE; IRON; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; POTASSIUM; VITAMIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ARM; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN STEM CANDIDIASIS; CANDIDA; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PONS ANGLE TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

CANDIDIASIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNGAL INFECTIONS; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 45549108032     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2007.12.017     Document Type: Article

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