Clinical and radiological features of symptomatic central nervous system tuberculomas

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 797-804

  Unal, Aysun ^a   Sutlas, P N ^b  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BAKIRKOY DR SADI KONUK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Tuberculoma; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PREDNISOLONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MENINGITIS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 27144533227     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2005.01067.x     Document Type: Article

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