Prognostic factors for tuberculous meningoencephalitis lethality;Fatores prognósticos de letalidade na meningoencefalite tuberculosa

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 772-777

  Nunes, Ceuci ^a   Cunha, Sérgio ^b   Gomes, Irênio ^c   Lucena, Rita ^c   Moraes, Dilcinéia ^c   Melo, Ailton ^c,d  

^a Salvador BA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c FAMED UFBA   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Central nervous system tuberculosis; Neuro tuberculosis; Prognostic; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 0032234825     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1998000500012     Document Type: Article

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