HHH regime for arteritis secondary to TB meningitis: A prospective randomized study

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-317

  Gujjar, Arunodaya R ^a   Srikanth, S G ^a   Umamaheshwara Rao, G S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Arteritis; HHH therapy; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; MANNITOL; PHENYTOIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; PYRIDOXINE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; VALPROIC ACID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERITIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HYPERVOLEMIA HYPERTENSION HEMODILUTION THERAPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEIZURE; SENSORY SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; BRAIN VASCULITIS; FLUID THERAPY; HEMODILUTION; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; FLUID THERAPY; HEMODILUTION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; VASCULITIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349254524     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-008-9182-8     Document Type: Article

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