Results 31 to 40 of about 1,002 (132)

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Paradoxical Tuberculomas Complicating Tuberculous Meningitis: About Two Cases

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2018
Paradoxical tuberculomas in patients with tuberculous meningitis during antituberculous chemotherapy is an unusual phenomenon. This reaction is due to the immune response of the host to antituberculous drugs. It is commonly seen in the intensive phase of
Cherkaoui Mandour, Jawad Laaguili, Miloudi Gazzaz, El Mostarchid Brahim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Post-tuberculous meningitis hydrocephalous- A case report

Liaquat Medical Research Journal, 2023
Mycobacterium tuberculous bacteria infect host lungs while inhaling them from the external environment, causing a localized infection with a potential to spread to local lymph nodes. The bacilli have the property to disseminate to other organs including
Kashif Khan Kashif Khan, Muhammad Nasir, Shenila Shamsuddin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Presentation of Tuberculous Meningitis [PDF]

JLUMHS, 2020
OBJECTIVE: To find out the frequency of presentation of Tuberculous meningitis in different stages and to assess the role of Cerebrospinal fluid analysis and Magnetic Resonance imaging in diagnosis.
Salma Haji
doaj   +1 more source

Tuberculous Meningitis [PDF]

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1905
n ...
openaire   +1 more source

The pathogenesis of tuberculous meningitis [PDF]

Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 2019
Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of death globally. Dissemination of TB to the brain results in the most severe form of extrapulmonary TB, tuberculous meningitis (TBM), which represents a medical emergency associated with high rates of mortality and disability. Via various mechanisms the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb)
Angharad Grace, Davis, Ursula Karin, Rohlwink, Alizé, Proust, Anthony A, Figaji, Robert J, Wilkinson   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Unveiling Saint Theobald: A Multidisciplinary Bioanthropological Investigation

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Saint Theobald of Provins (1033–1066), a French nobleman who embraced voluntary poverty, hermitism, and pilgrimage, represents an early figure in the medieval ascetic movement. He holds historical significance for the diffusion of 11th‐century ascetic ideals, as a hermit saint associated with the Camaldolese order and venerated across northern
Nicola Carrara, Cicero Moraes, Luca Bezzi, Alberto Zanatta, Luca Pagani, Gilberto Artioli, Cinzia Scaggion   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hydrocephalus Caused by Tuberculous Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Young Adult: A Case Report

International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2023
Rizaldy Taslim Pinzon,1,2 Vanessa Veronica1 1Faculty of Medicine, Duta Wacana Christian University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; 2Department of Neurology, Bethesda Hospital, Yogyakarta, IndonesiaCorrespondence: Rizaldy Taslim Pinzon, Duta Wacana Christian ...
Pinzon RT, Veronica V
doaj  

Cerebrospinal fluid cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases in human immunodeficiency seropositive and seronegative patients of tuberculous meningitis

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2014
Background: Some important clinical differences exist between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive and HIV-seronegative patients. Alterations in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytokines and matrix metalloproteinase have been noted in ...
Dheeraj Rai, Ravindra Kumar Garg, Abbas Ali Mahdi, Amita Jain, Rajesh Verma, Anil Kumar Tripathi, Maneesh Kumar Singh, Hardeep Singh Malhotra, Gyan Prakash Singh, Mohammad Kaleem Ahmad   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source