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intracranial
(redirected from intracranial abscess)

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in·tra·cra·ni·al  (ntr-krn-l)
adj.
Occurring or situated within the cranium.

intra·crani·al·ly adv.

intracranial [ˌɪntrəˈkreɪnɪəl]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) within the skull
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Adj.1.intracranial - within the skull


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In our patient, no obvious pathway into the intracranial abscess existed, either from the mastoid antrum or from the middle ear.
Acute osteomyelitis often results in rapid lytic destruction of the skull base bone commonly associated with cranial nerve palsy/paralysis, and rarely, with craniovertebral instability and intracranial abscess formation.
 
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