Tuberculoma of the brain: A series of 16 cases treated with anti-tuberculosis drugs

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-95

  Idris, M N A ^a   Sokrab, Tag Eldin O ^a,b   Arbab, M A R ^a   Ahmed, A E M ^a   El Rasoul, H ^a   Ali, S ^a   Elzubair, M A ^a   Mirgani, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Anti tuberculosis drugs; Intracranial tuberculoma; Sudan

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEMIPARESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUDAN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOMA, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 33846264015     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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