Evaluation of 121 adult cases of tuberculous meningitis

Neurosciences

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 402-407

  Sengoz, Gonul ^a   Yasar, Kadriye K ^a   Yildirim, Filiz ^a  

^a HASEKI EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYDROCEPHALUS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 55549116358     PISSN: 13196138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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