Central nervous system complications of pediatric sinusitis
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چکیده
Background: Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in pediatric acute sinusitis is rare. Intracranial complications involve meningitis, sinus thrombosis, empyemas and cerebral abscesses. We present a series of ten cases evaluated period eight months our tertiary referral center.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos De Neuro-psiquiatria
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1678-4227', '0004-282X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1774460