Atypical response to chemotherapy in neurotuberculosis

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 344-348

  Kumar, R ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antitubercular chemotherapy; Intracranial tuberculomas; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG RESPONSE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; RECURRENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOMA, INTRACRANIAL; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 0031825631     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699844862     Document Type: Article

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