High dose versus low dose steroids in children with tuberculous meningitis

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 761-764

  Shah, Ira ^a   Meshram, Lalit ^a  

^a B J WADIA HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (India)

Author keywords

Children; Outcome; Steroids; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STEROIDS; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 84898601072     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2013.07.021     Document Type: Article

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