Isolated brain stem tuberculoma presenting with "one and a half syndrome"

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1407-1411

  Enani, Mushira A ^a   Al Nakhli, Daifallah J ^a   Bakhsh, Eman ^a  

^a Riyadh Military Hospital ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIVERGENT STRABISMUS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAZE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNUCLEAR OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONE AND A HALF SYNDROME; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PTOSIS; TUBERCULOMA;

AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; TUBERCULOMA, INTRACRANIAL; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 33748882136     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 03795284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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