Predictors of stroke in patients of tuberculous meningitis and its effect on the outcome

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 671-678

  Anuradha, H K ^a   Garg, R K ^a   Agarwal, A ^a   Sinha, M K ^a   Verma, R ^a   Singh, M K ^a   Shukla, R ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRIDOXINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN INFARCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 77955914896     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcq103     Document Type: Article

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