Brain abscess in childhood: A study of 34 cases treated by puncture and antibiotics

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1983, Pages 251-265

  Hirsch, J F ^a   Roux, F X ^a   Sainte Rose, C ^a   Renier, D ^a   Pierre Kahn, A ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Cerebral abscess in the child; CT scan; Intracranial pressure; Surgical puncture

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

BRAIN ABSCESS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYANOTIC HEART DISEASE; DRUG THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MORTALITY; PUNCTURE; THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN EDEMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRAINAGE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84940141009     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: 14230305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000120120     Document Type: Article

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