Tuberculous meningitis with hydrocephalus. Contribution of PCR assay of CSF before VP shunting

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 623-626

  Arimoto, Akiko ^a   Yoshioka, Hiroshi ^a   Kihara, Minako ^b   Yagi, Tomohito ^a   Sawada, Tadashi ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Shakaihoken Kyoto Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; PCR assay; Tb meningitis; VP shunt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0031724602     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050287     Document Type: Article

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