A rare but fatal case of granulomatous amebic encephalitis with brain abscess: The first case reported from Turkey;Nadir gözlenen ölümcül seyirli beyin absesinin eşlik ettiǧi granülomatöz amebik ensefalit olgusu: Türkiye'den bildirilen ilk olgu sunumu

Turkish Neurosurgery

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 256-259

  Sarica, Feyzi Birol ^a   Tufan, Kadir ^a   Çekinmez, Melih ^a   Erdoǧan, Bülent ^a   Altinörs, Mehmet Nur ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Granulomatous amebic encephalitis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AGED; AMEBIASIS; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; BRAIN ABSCESS; FATAL OUTCOME; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; TURKEY;

EID: 70349930100     PISSN: 10195149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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