Nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage secondary to tuberculous meningitis: Report of two cases

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 265-270

  Yeh, Steve Ting Yuan ^a   Lee, Wei Jing ^a   Lin, Huey Juan ^a   Chen, Chin Yu ^a   Te, Antonio Leo ^a   Lin, Hung Jung ^a  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Meningitis; Polymerase chain reaction; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 0142185221     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(03)00200-2     Document Type: Article

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