Central nervous system tuberculosis: Clinical and radiological findings [3];Tuberculosis del sistema nervioso central: Aspectos clínicos y tomográficos

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 314-316

  Fernandes, Alexandre Ribeiro ^a,b   Favoreto, A ^a   Machado Marques, A M ^a   Cruz, A ^a   Aloe, M ^a   Penna, C ^a  

^a Hosp Munic Jesus   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; ISONIAZID; PREDNISONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

BCG VACCINATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVULSION; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MYCOBACTERIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; VASCULITIS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 35348858207     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4305.2005632     Document Type: Letter

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