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CSF ADA Determination in Early Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis in HIV-Infected Patients

Scientifica, 2016
Tuberculous and Cryptococcal meningitis are common in HIV patients. A highly specific and sensitive rapid test for diagnosis of Tuberculous meningitis especially in setting of HIV is not available in developing countries where the burden of disease is ...
Gopal Chandra Ghosh, Brijesh Sharma, B. B. Gupta   +2 more
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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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Prevalence of primary immunodeficiency syndromes in tuberculous meningitis: A case-control study

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2022
Background: Only a proportion of patients with tuberculosis develop tuberculous meningitis. We hypothesize that inherent abnormalities in the host’s innate or adaptive immune system may affect the outcome in tuberculous meningitis.
Abhishek Shridhar, Ravindra Kumar Garg, Imran Rizvi, Mili Jain, Wahid Ali, Hardeep Singh Malhotra, Neeraj Kumar, Praveen Kumar Sharma, Rajesh Verma, Ravi Uniyal, Shweta Pandey   +10 more
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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
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Elevated cerebrospinal fluid cytokine levels in tuberculous meningitis predict survival in response to dexamethasone

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2020
Significance Despite appropriate antibiotic treatment, tuberculous meningitis carries a high mortality ascribed to overexuberant inflammation. Genetic variations in the enzyme, LTA4H, alter inflammation, with individuals carrying the inflammation ...
Laura J. Whitworth, R. Troll, Antonio J. Pagán, F. J. Roca, P. Edelstein, M. Troll, D. M. Tobin, N. Phu, N. D. Bang, G. Thwaites, N. Thuong, Roger F. Sewell, L. Ramakrishnan   +12 more
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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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Host Directed Therapies for Tuberculous Meningitis

Wellcome Open Research, 2020
A dysregulated host immune response significantly contributes to morbidity and mortality in tuberculous meningitis (TBM). Effective host directed therapies (HDTs) are critical to improve survival and clinical outcomes.
A. Davis, Joseph Donovan, Marise Bremer, R. van Toorn, J. Schoeman, Ariba Dadabhoy, Rachel P. J. Lai, F. Cresswell, D. Boulware, R. Wilkinson, N. Thuong, G. Thwaites, N. Bahr   +12 more
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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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Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF for tuberculous meningitis: systematic review and meta‐analysis

Tropical medicine & international health, 2020
This systematic review evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF to detect tuberculous meningitis (TBM).
Adrian V. Hernández, Laryssa Laurentis, I. Souza, Marcelo Pessanha, Priyaleela Thota, Y. Roman, Joshuan J. Barboza-Meca, D. Boulware, J. Vidal   +8 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%.
A. C. D. Cayley, P. E. Dixon, C. Hoey
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