Fulminant ependymitis following intraventricular rupture of brain abscess

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 534-537

  Inamasu, Joji ^a   Kuramae, Takumi ^a   Tomiyasu, Kazuhiro ^a   Nakatsukasa, Masashi ^a  

^a Imperial Foundation Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Cerebrospinal fluid; Ependymitis; Intraventricular rupture

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DEXAMETHASONE; MEROPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; DETERIORATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG RESPONSE; FULMINANT EPENDYMITIS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; JOINT STIFFNESS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 80052863435     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: 14377780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-010-0201-2     Document Type: Article

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