Intracranial tuberculomas in patients with tuberculous meningitis: Predictors and prognostic significance

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 234-239

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

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Neuroimaging; Tuberculoma; Tuberculosis; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISABILITY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUBERCULOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; RANKIN SCALE; SURVIVAL; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOMA, INTRACRANIAL; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651425495     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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