Computed tomography and mortality rate in brain abscess
Moussa, A.H.; Dawson, B.H.
Surgical Neurology 10(5): 301-304
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0090-3019 PMID: 725738 Document Number: 126127
A small series of eleven consecutive cases of brain abscess, with one death, is presented. Early diagnosis and accurate localisation by computed tomography (ct) are emphasized and the clinical features discussed.
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