Ischemic stroke in the setting of tuberculous meningitis

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 364-366

  Belorgey, Laura ^a   Lalani, Irfan ^a   Zakaria, Asma ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Stroke; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PREDNISONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; DISORIENTATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; LETHARGY; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; PTOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 33749480014     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2006.00058.x     Document Type: Article

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