Role of shunt surgery in pediatric tubercular meningitis with hydrocephalus

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 245-250

  Agrawal, Deepak ^a   Gupta, Aditya ^a   Mehta, V S ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Tubercular meningitis; Ventriculo peritoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEATH; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 16244414618     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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