Asymptomatic spinal arachnoiditis in patients with tuberculous meningitis

Neuroradiology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 727-729

  Srivastava, Trilochan ^a,b   Kochar, D K ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b S P MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Spinal arachnoiditis; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

ARACHNOIDITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL ARACHNOID; SYMPTOM; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADULT; ARACHNOIDITIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 0242405437     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-003-1077-y     Document Type: Article

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