Efficacy of stereotactic aspiration in deep-seated and eloquent-region intracranial pyogenic abscesses

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Kocherry, Xavier G ^a   Hegde, Thimappa ^a   Sastry, Kolluri V R ^a   Mohanty, Aaron ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Intracranial pyogenic abscess; Stereotactic aspiration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; SUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57049168307     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/FOC/2008/24/6/E13     Document Type: Article

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