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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |