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Mechanism, spectrum, consequences and management of hyponatremia in tuberculous meningitis [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Wellcome Open Research, 2019
Hyponatremia is the commonest electrolyte abnormality in hospitalized patients and is associated with poor outcome. Hyponatremia is categorized on the basis of serum sodium into severe (< 120 mEq/L), moderate (120-129 mEq/L) and mild (130-134mEq/L ...
Usha K. Misra, Jayantee Kalita, Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium   +2 more
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Spectrum of central nervous system infections in neurosciences hospital in two years : a retrospective study

مجله كليه طب الكندي, 2020
Background :Infectious disorders in general have high morbidity and mortality.. CNS infections include many disorders like bacterial meningitis, tuberculous and other subacute and chronic meningitis, viral meningitis, cerebral abscess, spinal cord ...
Aiyar Shakir Jawad
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CLINICAL SPECTRUM AND OUTCOME OF PATIENTS WITH TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF PAKISTAN

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021
Objective: To assess the clinical profile and outcome of patients admitted with the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) at neurology unit of a tertiary care teaching hospital of Pakistan. Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Atifa Gilani, Zahid Hassan, Khurram Haq Nawaz, Muhammad Babar Khan, Saeed Arif, Sakhawat Kazmi   +5 more
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Stroke in a Patient with Recurrent Meningeal Tuberculosis and HIV Coinfection [PDF]

European Medical Journal Respiratory, 2021
Recurrent tuberculous meningitis can have a non-specific clinical presentation when it presents as a co-infection with HIV and can resemble other causes of subacute and chronic meningitis, leading to unwanted outcomes; for this reason, timely diagnoses ...
Dilia Fontalvo-Rivera, Gustavo Mora-García, Gustavo Jiménez-Borré, Javier Segovia-Fuentes, Doris Gómez-Camargo   +4 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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Epidemiology of concurrent extrapulmonary tuberculosis in inpatients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis lesions in China: a large-scale observational multi-centre investigation

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, Shengsheng Liu, Jian Du, Peijun Tang, Hongyan Chen, Jianxiong Liu, Jinshan Ma, Mingwu Li, Jingmin Qin, Wei Shu, Peilan Zong, Yi Zhang, Yongkang Dong, Zhiyi Yang, Zaoxian Mei, Qunyi Deng, Pu Wang, Wenge Han, Xiaofeng Yan, Ling Chen, Xinguo Zhao, Lei Tan, Fujian Li, Chao Zheng, Hongwei Liu, Xinjie Li, Ertai A, Yingrong Du, Fenglin Liu, Wenyu Cui, Quanhong Wang, Xiaohong Chen, Junfeng Han, Qingyao Xie, Yanmei Feng, Wenyu Liu, Song Yang, Jianyong Zhang, Jian Zheng, Dawei Chen, Xiangyang Yao, Tong Ren, Yan Li, Yuanyuan Li, Lei Wu, Qiang Song, Xinghua Shen, Jian Zhang, Yuanyuan Liu, Shuliang Guo, Kun Yan, Mei Yang, Dan Lei, Yanli Zhang, Meiying Wu, Liang Li, Shenjie Tang   +56 more
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Detection of Mycobacterial Lipoarabinomannan with A Monoclonal Antibody Qualitative ELISA in Urine of Tuberculous Meningitis Patients

Indonesian Biomedical Journal, 2016
BACKGROUND: Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe manifestation of tuberculosis. The diagnostic approach of tuberculous meningitis is difficult.
Sylvia Rachmayati, Anita Liliana Susanti, Basti Andriyoko   +2 more
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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, Gurukiran V Dangeti, Rajendiran Soundravally, Noyal M Joseph, Jharna Mandal, Tarun K Dutta, Tamilarasu Kadhiravan   +6 more
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Pathomorphosis of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Children [PDF]

, 2016
Aim. To study clinical and epidemiological aspects of pathomorphosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis clinical forms.Materials and Methods. Retrospective analysis of 138 case histories in children aged to 15 years, obtaining extrapulmonary tuberculosis ...
Mykolyshyn, L. (Lidia), Piskur, Z. (Zoriana)   +1 more
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Tuberculous meningitis in the elderly [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1984
Summary Six cases of tuberculous meningitis, all occurring in patients over the age of 65, are described. All patients presented with an acute illness, primarily with a confusional state. Headache was a symptom in only two patients and the cases were not confined to ethnic minority groups. The mortality was 50%.
P E, Dixon, C, Hoey, A C, Cayley
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