Cerebrospinal fluid matrix metalloproteinase 9 levels, blood-brain barrier permeability, and treatment outcome in tuberculous meningitis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Tuberculous meningitis is characterized by elevated levels of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). However, it is unclear whether elevated MMP9 levels are associated with poor treatment outcome.
Sharada Mailankody +6 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 : Aims: A high proportion of all patients with tuberculosis (TB) present with extrapulmonary TB (EPTB), including concurrent EPTB involving more than one extrapulmonary lesion site.
Wanli Kang +56 more
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BMJ Case Reports, 2020 We herein report a case of a child with tuberculous meningitis and COVID-19 coinfection complicated by hydrocephalus, arterial ischaemic stroke and extensive cerebral sinus venous thrombosis.
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CSF ADA Determination in Early Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis in HIV-Infected Patients
Scientifica, 2016 Tuberculous and Cryptococcal meningitis are common in HIV patients. A highly specific and sensitive rapid test for diagnosis of Tuberculous meningitis especially in setting of HIV is not available in developing countries where the burden of disease is ...
Gopal Chandra Ghosh +2 more
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Recent advances in understanding the human host immune response in tuberculous meningitis
Frontiers in ImmunologyTuberculous meningitis (TBM), the most severe form of tuberculosis, causes death in approximately 25% cases despite antibiotic therapy, and half of survivors are left with neurological disability.
James R. Barnacle +2 more
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Treatment Outcomes in Adult Tuberculous Meningitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background There is substantial variation in the reported treatment outcomes for adult tuberculous meningitis (TBM). Data on survival and neurological disability by continent and HIV serostatus are scarce.
Anna M. Stadelman +10 more
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Post-tuberculous meningitis hydrocephalous- A case report
Liaquat Medical Research Journal, 2023 Mycobacterium tuberculous bacteria infect host lungs while inhaling them from the external environment, causing a localized infection with a potential to spread to local lymph nodes. The bacilli have the property to disseminate to other organs including
Kashif Khan Kashif Khan +2 more
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Leptomeningitis in a person with radiologically isolated syndrome and latent tuberculosis. A case report with implications for clinical research [PDF]
, 2018 A 39-year-old man, followed with serial MRI of CNS for a radiologically isolate syndrome (RIS, a recently described condition considered a subclinical form of MS), was hospitalized for the occurrence of a leptomeningitis. Routine blood tests and contrast
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Brain MRI findings in relation to clinical characteristics and outcome of tuberculous meningitis
PLoS ONE, 2020 Neuroradiological abnormalities in tuberculous meningitis (TBM) are common, but the exact relationship with clinical and inflammatory markers has not been well established.
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Paradoxical Tuberculomas Complicating Tuberculous Meningitis: About Two Cases
Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2018 Paradoxical tuberculomas in patients with tuberculous meningitis during antituberculous chemotherapy is an unusual phenomenon. This reaction is due to the immune response of the host to antituberculous drugs. It is commonly seen in the intensive phase of
Cherkaoui Mandour +3 more
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