title: Brain abscess as a cause of infant hydrocephalus. Case report.
abstract: The authors report on a case of hydrocephalus caused by brain abscess in a four-months-old girl. After repeated punctures and antibiotics administration extirpation of abscess was necessary. The child recovered with only slight neurological deficit.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, P.J. Saffárik University, Kosice.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sulla
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fagul'a
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santa
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology*; D007223:Infant; D011512:Proteus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D011513:Proteus mirabilis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation