Multiple brain abscesses due to Actinomyces species

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 847-849

  Adeyemi, Oluwadamilola A ^a   Gottardi Littell, Numa ^a   Muro, Kenji ^a   Kane, Khadidjatou ^a   Flaherty, John P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinomyces species; Brain abscesses; Diplopia; Headache; Sixth cranial nerve palsy; Sulfur granule

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; DOXYCYCLINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACTINOMYCES; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIPLOPIA; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LOBECTOMY; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PAPILLEDEMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANTERIOR TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; BRAIN ABSCESS; DIPLOPIA; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 49749100049     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.05.021     Document Type: Article

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