Factors affecting the outcome of neuroendoscopy in patients with tuberculous meningitis hydrocephalus: a preliminary study

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-41

  Jha, Deepak Kumar ^a   Mishra, Vineeta ^a   Choudhary, Ajay ^a   Khatri, Prakash ^a   Tiwari, Rajiv ^a   Sural, Anuradha ^a   Kumar, Sushil ^a  

^a ST STEPHEN S HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Neuroendoscopy; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXUDATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPONATREMIA; INFANT; MALE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADHESIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPONATREMIA; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; PONS; THIRD VENTRICLE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOMA, INTRACRANIAL; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 34250688730     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2006.10.055     Document Type: Article

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