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CNS Complications of Frontal Sinus Disease

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Although less common since the advent of antibiotics, CNS complications of frontal sinusitis still occur and warrant a high index of suspicion to permit timely diagnosis and management.

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  1. Division of Rhinology, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 601 N. Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA

    Jonathan Liang MD & Andrew P. Lane MD

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    Jonathan Liang MD & Andrew P. Lane MD

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Liang, J., Lane, A.P. (2016). CNS Complications of Frontal Sinus Disease. In: Kountakis, S., Senior, B., Draf, W. (eds) The Frontal Sinus. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48523-1_9

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