From Headache to Diagnosis: A Case of Pediatric Cerebral Abscess

Authors

  • Antunes de Azevedo Barroso Unidade de Saúde Familiar Saúde em Família. Unidade Local de Saúde São João. Porto. Portugal.
  • Inês Aires Martins Pediatrics Department. Centro Materno-Infantil do Norte Albino Aroso. Unidade Local de Saúde Santo António. Porto. Portugal.
  • Sara Matos Unidade de Saúde Familiar Saúde em Família. Unidade Local de Saúde São João. Porto. Portugal.
  • Andreia Maravilha Moreira Unidade de Saúde Familiar Saúde em Família. Unidade Local de Saúde São João. Porto. Portugal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.22441

Keywords:

Brain Abscess/diagnosis, Child, Headache

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Weinberg GA. Brain abscess. Pediatr Rev. 2018;39:270-2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.2017-0147

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2025-05-02

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Barroso A de A, Aires Martins I, Matos S, Maravilha Moreira A. From Headache to Diagnosis: A Case of Pediatric Cerebral Abscess. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2025 May 2 [cited 2025 Dec. 5];38(5):334-5. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/22441

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Vol. 38 No. 5 (2025): May

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Medical Image

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