Late clinical manifestation of cerebral tuberculomas in two children with tuberculous meningoencephalitis

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 160, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 645-648

  Rolinck Werninghaus, Claudia ^a   Kötz, Karsten ^a   Magdorf, Klaus ^a   Bunikowski, Rita ^a   Staab, Doris ^a   Wahn, Ulrich ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Meningoencephalitis; Therapy; Tuberculoma; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN EDEMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHASIA; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LETHARGY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 0034763929     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310100795     Document Type: Article

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