Serial study of clinical and CT changes in tuberculous meningitis

Neuroradiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 277-282

  Ranjan, P ^a   Kalita, J ^a   Misra, U K ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Meningitis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXUDATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MENINGITIS; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 0038823688     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-003-0958-4     Document Type: Article

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