Neuroimages of disseminated neurotuberculosis: Report of one case

Clinical Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 218-222

  Huang, Chi Ren ^a   Lui, Chun Chung ^a   Chang, Wen Neng ^a   Wu, Hsiu Shan ^a   Chen, Han Jung ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance angiography; Magnetic resonance image; Polymerase chain reaction, Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CRANIAL NERVE; DIPLOPIA; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PTOSIS; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TUBERCULOMA; URINE RETENTION;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPINAL DISEASES; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOSIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0032764054     PISSN: 08997071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-7071(99)00140-0     Document Type: Article

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