Unilateral meningeal thickening: A rare presentation of tuberculous meningitis

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 60-62

  Praharaj, S S ^a   Sharma, M C ^a   Prasad, K ^a,b   Misra, N K ^a   Mahapatra, A K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Good outcome on ATT; Tuberculous meningitis; Unilateral meningeal thickening

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIAL NERVE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; INDIA; MALE; MENINX; NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BIOPSY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 0030940998     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-8467(96)00589-6     Document Type: Article

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