Development of tuberculoma during therapy presenting as hemianopsia

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 360-363

  Tsai, Ming Han ^a   Huang, Yhu Chering ^a,b   Lin, Tzou Yien ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Taiwan ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LETHARGY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

CHILD; HEMIANOPSIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOMA, INTRACRANIAL; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 7044226060     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2004.05.008     Document Type: Article

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