A Unique Presentation of an Intracranial Abscess Secondary to Retained Projectile after Debridement with Dural Closure

Patients with penetrating head trauma with retained projectiles develop intracranial abscesses as a common complication. The most common presentation is a suddenly worsening headache. The most common pathogen identified is staphylococcus. Outcomes are related to adherence of Matson’s tenets. This ca...

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Autores principales: Milton, Jason, Awuor, Victor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5501717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28690961
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1328

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5501717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28690961
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1328

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