Evaluation of cerebral infarction in tuberculous meningitis by diffusion weighted imaging

Journal of Infection

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 298-306

  Shukla, Rakesh ^a   Abbas, Asad ^a   Kumar, Praveen ^b   Gupta, Rakesh K ^b   Jha, Sanjeev ^b   Prasad, K N ^b  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Complications of TBM; Diffusion weighted imaging; Infarct; Magnetic resonance imaging; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53249085806     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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