Cerebral infarction in chronic meningitis: A comparison of tuberculous meningitis and cryptococcal meningitis

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 247-253

  Lan, S H ^a   Chang, W N ^a   Lu, C H ^a   Lui, C C ^a   Chang, H W ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ETHAMBUTOL; FLUCONAZOLE; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAPSULA INTERNA; CEREBELLUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DEATH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MENINGITIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SPINE DISEASE; THALAMUS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 0035019449     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/94.5.247     Document Type: Article

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