Management of brain abscess: An overview

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Moorthy, Ranjith K ^a   Rajshekhar, Vedantam ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Cyanotic heart disease; Immunosuppression; Stereotaxy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

BRAIN ABSCESS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; REVIEW; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE;

BRAIN ABSCESS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 57049182631     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/FOC/2008/24/6/E3     Document Type: Review

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