Brain abscess secondary to a dental infection in an 11-year-old child: Case report

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Hibberd, Christine E ^a   Nguyen, Trang D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CRANIOTOMY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH INFECTION;

BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CRANIOTOMY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOCAL INFECTION, DENTAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOLAR; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 84873050514     PISSN: 07098936     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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