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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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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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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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Undernutrition as Risk Factor of Hydrocephalus Prevalence in Children with Tuberculous Meningitis
Althea Medical Journal, 2017 Background: Hydrocephalus is the most frequent neurological complication in children with tuberculous meningitis. Tuberculosis infection cannot be separated from nutritional status.
John Patria Maruli Sinaga +2 more
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Extensive vasculitis in tuberculous meningitis
Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2023 Tuberculous meningitis causes substantial morbidity and mortality in tropical countries. The various complications reported are hydrocephalus, vasculitic infarcts, tuberculomas, abscesses, and optochiasmatic arachnoiditis.
Rajesh Verma, Rajarshi Chakraborty
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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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Protective effect of neonatal BCG vaccines against tuberculous meningitis
Biomolecules & Biomedicine, 2004 Neonatal BCG vaccination reduces the risk of tuberculosis and provides protection higher than 80% against the development of meningeal and miliary tuberculosis in newborns.
Sandra Puvacić +3 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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Tuberculous Meningitis in Children: Reducing the Burden of Death and Disability
Pathogens, 2021 Tuberculous meningitis disproportionately affects young children. As the most devastating form of tuberculosis, it is associated with unacceptably high rates of mortality and morbidity even if treated.
Julie Huynh +5 more
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