Brainstem ischemic lesions on MRI in children with tuberculous meningitis: With diffusion weighted confirmation

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 949-954

  Van Der Merwe, Dirk Johannes ^a   Andronikou, Savvas ^b   Van Toorn, Ronald ^a   Pienaar, Manana ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Brainstem ischemia; Children; MRI; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN STEM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 67749135261     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-009-0899-2     Document Type: Article

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