Cerebral infarcts complicating tuberculous meningitis

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 391-395

  Chan, K H ^a,b   Cheung, R T F ^a   Lee, R ^a   Mak, W ^a   Ho, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cerebral infarction; Corticosteroid; Lacunar infarct; Large artery infarct; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 21344447963     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000085568     Document Type: Article

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