Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in tuberculous meningitis needs more evidence

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 233-

  Misra, Usha K ^a   Kalita, J ^a   Prabhakar, S ^b   Chakravarty, A ^c   Kochar, D ^d   Nair, P P ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^c VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^d S P MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; BRAIN MALARIA; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LETTER; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 84865736981     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.99739     Document Type: Letter

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