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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
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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
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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
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Opsoclonus in Pediatric Patients: Differential Diagnosis and a Practical Approach to Evaluation

Annals of the Child Neurology Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Opsoclonus is an ocular dyskinesia characterized by involuntary, arrhythmic, multidirectional saccades. In pediatrics, opsoclonus is most commonly attributed to the rare neuroinflammatory disorder opsoclonus‐myoclonus‐ataxia syndrome (OMAS), typically considered a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with neural crest tumors. However, opsoclonus
Aubrey C. Reed, Supreet S. Randhawa, Jason H. Peragallo, Prabhumallikarjun Patil, Grace Gombolay, Varun Kannan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Convulsions in tuberculous meningitis [PDF]

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 1996
One-hundred-and-thirty-six children below 12 years of age hospitalized with a diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) have been investigated to identify the underlying cause of convulsions. One-hundred-and-one children (74 per cent) presented with seizures before and/or during hospitalization.
A K, Patwari, S, Aneja, R N, Ravi, P K, Singhal, S K, Arora   +4 more
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The Paediatric BCG Vaccine Century: From Historical Success to Future Innovations

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim The tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, Bacille‐Calmette‐Guérin (BCG), protects infants against severe forms of primary TB. Yet, it does not protect against pulmonary reactivation TB in adults. Methods A literature review was conducted between 1st January and 28th February 2025 using PubMed, Google Scholar and reports of the World Health ...
Stefan H. E. Kaufmann
wiley   +1 more source

Scrub Typhus Meningoencephalitis With Concurrent Brucellosis in Rural Nepal: Diagnostic Challenges With Negative PCR in a Low‐Resource Setting

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 10, October 2026.
Scrub typhus meningoencephalitis with concurrent Brucellosis. ABSTRACT Scrub typhus is an important cause of acute febrile illness in Nepal and can rarely present with meningoencephalitis and multiorgan involvement. We report a 32‐year‐old female farmer from rural Nepal who presented during the monsoon season with high‐grade fever, myalgia, vomiting ...
Pashupati Pokharel, Diwash Rai, Milan Bajracharya, Abhikshya Basnet, Bimal Sharma Chalise, Arati Baskota, Andrew B. Trotter   +6 more
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Features of a Course of General Tuberculosis in Adolescents

Zdorovʹe Rebenka, 2016
The feature of a course of tuberculosis in adolescence is the tendency to progression, necrotic reactions. The most severe outcome of general specific process is the development of meningitis, which can often be its end stage.
O.M. Raznatovska, Yu.V. Myronchuk, L.I. Chernyshova, N.I. Subbotina, O.O. Pushnova   +4 more
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Tuberculosis in Sudan: A Comprehensive Narrative Review of Epidemiological Trends, Diagnosis, Drug Resistance, Challenges, and Data Gaps

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims This narrative review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of tuberculosis (TB) in Sudan, focusing on prevalence, drug resistance patterns, and associated challenges while identifying knowledge gaps in scientific research and data needed for effective management.
Mohammad Azhar Kamal, Hisham N. Altayb, Shima M. Abdulgader, Ehssan Moglad   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tuberculous Meningitis during Chemotherapy for Advanced Gastric Cancer

Case Reports in Oncology, 2018
Introduction: Tuberculous meningitis is rare but one of the most severe forms of tuberculosis infection. Case Report: A 78-year-old woman was diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer with multiple lymph node metastases.
Hiroshi Matsumoto, Akinori Sasaki, Yoshiaki Nakamura, Akihito Kawazoe, Yasutoshi Kuboki, Keiji Okinaka, Kohei Shitara   +6 more
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