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The treatment of tuberculous meningitis [PDF]

Tubercle, 1950
Any review of the treatment of tuberculous meningitis by streptomycin at this stage must be depressing. Human memory is so short that we forget the inevitable and speedy deaths of the years before 1947 and concentrate on the disappointing failures of treatment with streptomycin after 8 or 10 or 14 months of apparent response. It is far too early yet to
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Tuberculous meningitis in children

Pediatrics International, 1994
AbstractBetween May 1988 and November 1992 the data from 52 patients with tuberculous meningitis (TBM) were noted down for their symptoms and signs, BCG vaccines, PPD tests; clinical, laboratory, radiologic and microbiologic findings. These data were discussed by means of literature knowledge. Cranial computed tomography (CT) demonstrated hydrocephalus
ALTUNBAŞAK Ş., ALHAN E., BAYTOK V., AKSARAY N., YÜKSEL B., ÖNENLI N.   +5 more
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Tuberculous meningitis in pregnancy

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 1989
Summary. Four women with tuberculous meningitis in association with pregnancy are described to illustrate both the serious nature and varied presentation of this condition. Mortality or neurological morbidity may occur more frequently during pregnancy, but in general correlate closely with delay in diagnosis and initiation of appropriate therapy ...
Dermot H. Kennedy, John Kingdom
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The treatment of tuberculous meningitis

Tubercle, 1956
Summary Two hundred and thirty consecutive unselected cases of tuberculous meningitis have been treated at Oxford and observed for at least one year. The first 80 patients were treated with streptomycin alone and the survival rate was 52 per cent.
K.B. Taylor, L.M. Taylor
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Tuberculous meningitis in children

Current Treatment Options in Neurology, 2002
Initial empiric treatment for central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis should include four antituberculous drugs until results of cultures and sensitivities are available. Treatment should include isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and either ethambutol or streptomycin. Total treatment should extend for 12 months.
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Tuberculous meningitis: The challenges

Neurology India, 2010
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a serious meningitic infection commonly found to occur in the developing countries endemic to tuberculosis. Based on the clinical features alone, the diagnosis of TBM can neither be made nor excluded with certainty. Unfortunately there is still no single diagnostic method that is both sufficiently rapid and sensitive ...
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Tuberculous meningitis in children

Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1956
1. A survey of 65 cases occurring from 1944 to 1954 has been presented. 2. The value of the anti-tuberculous drugs in treatment has been discussed 3. The importance of early diagnosis and institution of early treatment have been emphasized. 4.
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Chemotherapy for Tuberculous Meningitis

New England Journal of Medicine, 2016
Tuberculous meningitis, the most destructive form of tuberculosis, continues to be associated with considerable mortality and morbidity; among children, it is the major cause of death resulting from tuberculosis. The consequences of tuberculous meningitis are yet again clearly shown in the article by Heemskerk et al. in this issue of the Journal.1 This
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Tuberculous meningitis

The Lancet, 2006
Sascha, Meyer, Tobias, Struffert, Sven, Gottschling   +2 more
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Tuberculous Meningitis

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1973
J A, Swierczewski, M I, Liber
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