Nonoperative treatment of cerebellar abscesses. A case report and review of the literature.
A case of a 5-year-old child presenting with a cerebellar abscess occupying the ponto-cerebellar region, who was treated with antibiotic therapy alone, is reported. Symptomatology, radiological findings, and antibiotic regimens are presented, and the literature is reviewed from the viewpoint of therapeutic management.
Spinnato
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Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Verona, Italy.
Mazza
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Bricolo
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D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003907:Dexamethasone