[Computed tomography of the brain in suppurative meningoencephalitis].

Autor: Kononenko VV, Muravskaia LV, Robak OP, Levadnaia NM
Jazyk: ruština
Zdroj: Likars'ka sprava [Lik Sprava] 1999 Oct-Dec (7-8), pp. 64-7.
Abstrakt: The studies made showed that one-tenth patient with purulent meningoencephalitis (PME) needs to be examined by axial computerized tomography (ACT) techniques. The following items are indications for ACT: apparent or progressive neurological symptomatology, protracted or relapsing course of PME, formation of the intracranial liquor hypertension, apparent changes in echoencephalography, and congestive disorders in the eyegrounds. Brain ACT permits finding a relevant policy of treating patients (surgery or conservative option) together with predicting the course and outcome of PME.
Databáze: MEDLINE