Tuberculous meningitis with initial manifestation of isolated oculomotor nerve palsy

Acta Neurologica Taiwanica

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-23

  Huang, Poyin ^a   Tai, Chih Ta ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Oculomotor nerve palsy; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MENINGITIS; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PTOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; OCULOMOTOR NERVE DISEASES; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 17144416525     PISSN: 10196099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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