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Predictors of mortality in patients with meningeal tuberculosis.

Neurology India, 2012
BACKGROUND Meningeal tuberculosis (TB) has higher mortality compared to other forms of central nervous system TB. However, data on predictors of mortality is limited.
E. George, T. Iype, A. Cherian, Sinchu Chandy, Aswini Kumar, A. Balakrishnan, K. Vijayakumar   +6 more
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Informative, large cohorts of meningeal tuberculosis.

Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, 2017
H. Rieder
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Pediatric and adult meningeal, parenchymal, and spinal tuberculosis: A neuroimaging review

Journal of Neuroimaging, 2023
Neurotuberculosis is defined as a tuberculous infection of the meninges, brain parenchyma, vessels, cranial and spinal nerves, spinal cord, skull, and spine that can occur either in a localized or in a diffuse form.
Livja Mertiri, John T Freiling, N. Desai, Stephen F. Kralik, T.A.G.M. Huisman   +4 more
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Pulmonary tuberculosis with meningitis [PDF]

Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2015
We read with great interest the case report by GoicBarisic et al. [1] on “pulmonary tuberculosis with meningitis in a 7-month-old infant”. The case report provides an excellent overview of the pathogenesis and diagnosis of tuberculosis meningitis. It also rightly emphasizes the importance of screening and introducing chemoprophylaxis in infants exposed
Preeti Shanbag, Syed Ahmed Zaki
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Miliary and meningeal tuberculosis; difficulties in diagnosis.

The Lancet, 1956
R. Illingworth
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

The resurgence of meningeal tuberculosis in Mexico: A social phenomenon

Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2017
Ildefonso Rodríguez-Leyva, J. F. Gomez, Juan Francisco Hernández Sierra   +2 more
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Tuberculosis meningitis

Current Treatment Options in Neurology, 2001
Treatment of tuberculous meningitis should begin with an anti-tuberculous regimen of at least three drugs: isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and rifampin. Early in the course of therapy, ethambutol or streptomycin may be of some added benefit. If the local incidence of drug resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis is greater than 4%, or is unknown, then a ...
Thomas Byrd, Phil Zinser
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Tuberculosis Meningitis

Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2017
As the most severe form of tuberculosis (TB), TB meningitis disproportionately affects developing countries and results in significant morbidity and mortality. In this report, we review recent updates in the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of TB meningitis.Young children and people living with HIV continue to be at highest risk for TB ...
Kassem, Bourgi, Christina, Fiske, Timothy R, Sterling   +2 more
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Cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of rifampin in meningeal tuberculosis.

American Review of Respiratory Disease, 2015
Concentrations of rifampin in cerebrospinal fluid were measured after administration of 300 mg of the drug twice daily in 10 patients with probable tuberculous meningitis. The diagnosis was confirmed bacteriologically in only 3 patients.
J. J. d'Oliveira
semanticscholar   +1 more source

[MR image analysis of 147 cases of meningeal tuberculosis].

Zhonghua jie he he hu xi za zhi = Zhonghua jiehe he huxi zazhi = Chinese journal of tuberculosis and respiratory diseases, 2015
OBJECTIVE To investigate the MRI features of meningeal tuberculosis. METHODS The MR images of meningeal tuberculosis were retrospectively analyzed in 147 patients who were clinically diagnosed from 2009 to 2014 years in our hospital, including 77 males,
Yan Lyu, Chenghai Li, Xinhua Zhou, Wei He, Pingxin Lyu, Zhen Zhou, Dongpo Wang, Fenggang Ning, Yue Wang   +8 more
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