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Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Tuberculous meningitis is possibly complicated with multiple cerebral infarctions and basal meningitis, and the mortality and neurological prognosis is reportedly poor. This case suggested that clinicians should consider tuberculous meningitis as a differential diagnosis of patients with disturbed consciousness in an aging country Japan.
Shinnosuke Fukushima +4 more
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Treatment of Tuberculous Meningitis [PDF]
The Lancet, 1953 The incidence of tuberculous meningitis is at last rapidly diminishing in this country, yet in 1958 there were still 369 newly notified cases in England and Wales (Ministry of Health, 1959). As the untreated disease is inevitably fatal, this incidence is still an important therapeutic challenge.
J. G. Kerr
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Nature Reviews Neurology, 2017 Tuberculosis remains a global health problem, with an estimated 10.4 million cases and 1.8 million deaths resulting from the disease in 2015. The most lethal and disabling form of tuberculosis is tuberculous meningitis (TBM), for which more than 100,000 new cases are estimated to occur per year.
Robert J Wilkinson +2 more
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Medicine, 2013 Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and kills or disables around a half of sufferers. It is commonest in young children and those infected with HIV, but can affect all age-groups. TBM presents with non-specific symptoms over days or weeks, followed by worsening headaches, fever, and vomiting.
Van, T, Farrar, J
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Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for tuberculous meningitis in HIV-infected adults: a prospective cohort study. [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: WHO recommends Xpert MTB/RIF as initial diagnostic testing for tuberculous meningitis. However, diagnosis remains difficult, with Xpert sensitivity of about 50-70% and culture sensitivity of about 60%.
ASTRO-CM Trial Team +12 more
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Immunological diagnosis as an adjunctive tool for an early diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis of an immune competent child in a low tuberculosis endemic country: A case report [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Pediatric tuberculous meningitis is a highly morbid, often fatal disease. Its prompt diagnosis and treat - ment saves lives, in fact delays in the initiation of therapy have been associated with high mortality rates. Case presentation:
Ajassa, Camilla +12 more
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Intracranial tuberculous mass lesions treated with thalidomide in an immunocompetent child from a low tuberculosis endemic country: A case report [PDF]
, 2018 Rationale: Tuberculous meningitis is a highly morbid, often fatal disease. Patient concern: We describe a case of an Italian child. Diagnoses: we diagnosed early a Tuberculous meningitis complicated by the occurrence of hydrocephalus, stroke, and ...
Ajassa, Camilla +8 more
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Standardized Methods for Enhanced Quality and Comparability of Tuberculous Meningitis Studies [PDF]
, 2016 Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) remains a major cause of death and disability in tuberculosis-endemic areas, especially in young children and immunocompromised adults.
Aarnoutse, Robert +18 more
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Therapy for Tuberculous Meningitis
New England Journal of Medicine, 2016 Contains fulltext : 171792.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
Boeree, M.J. +2 more
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Treatment of Tuberculous Meningitis and Its Complications in Adults. [PDF]
, 2017 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a global health problem. In this review, we systematically evaluate the evidence for current and emerging antimicrobials, host-directed therapies and supportive managements.
Davis, A, Meintjes, G, Wilkinson, RJ
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