Effect of corticosteroids on intracranial pressure, computed tomographic findings, and clinical outcome in young children with tuberculous meningitis

Pediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 226-231

  Schoeman, Johan F ^a   Van Zyl, Lana E ^b   Laubscher, Jacoba A ^b   Donald, Peter R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

clinical outcome; computed tomography; corticosteroids; intracranial pressure; tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ETHIONAMIDE; ISONIAZID; PREDNISONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTELLIGENCE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; PREDNISONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 0030964452     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.99.2.226     Document Type: Article

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