Tuberculous meningitis with multiple intracranial tuberculomas mimicking neurocysticercosis clinical and radiological findings

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 387-389

  Oncul, Oral ^a   Baylan, Orhan ^a   Mutlu, Hakan ^a   Cavuslu, Saban ^a   Doganci, Levent ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; ETHAMBUTOL; FAMOTIDINE; ISONIAZID; MANNITOL; MORINAMIDE; PREDNISOLONE; PYRIDOXINE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 30544451886     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: 13446304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2005.387     Document Type: Article

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