Chronic meningitis presenting with acute obstructive hydrocephalus

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 175-178

  Birkhahn, Robert H ^a   Sweeny, Angela H ^a   Lopez, Olivia ^a  

^a NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute hydrocephalus; Chronic idiopathic meningitis; Chronic meningitis syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPERVENTILATION; MENINGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPERVENTILATION; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MANNITOL; MENINGITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0036181325     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(01)00460-7     Document Type: Article

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