Widespread subarachnoidal pneumocephalus development as a complication of influenza: A case report

Archives of Medical Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 471-473

  Kotan, Dilcan ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Pneumocephalus influenza

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; LUMINALETTEN; PHENOBARBITAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COUGHING; DELIRIUM; DROWSINESS; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MENINGITIS; MENTAL DISEASE; NAUSEA; NOSE CONGESTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SORE THROAT; SUBARACHNOID PNEUMOCEPHALUS; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VOMITING;

EID: 60249103411     PISSN: 17341922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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