The neurosurgical and acute care management of tuberculous meningitis: Evidence and current practice

Tuberculosis

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 393-400

  Figaji, Anthony A ^a   Fieggen, A Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Brain ischemia; Hydrocephalus; Neuroendoscopy; Neurosurgery; Tuberculous meningitis; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUDROCORTISONE; FUROSEMIDE; MANNITOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBRAL SALT WASTING; COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPONATREMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MORTALITY; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRITICAL CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPONATREMIA; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 78049464812     PISSN: 14729792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2010.09.005     Document Type: Review

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