Shunting in cryptococcal meningitis

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 177-186

  Cherian, Jacob ^a   Atmar, Robert L ^a   Gopinath, Shankar P ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptococcal meningitis; Headache; Infection; Lumbar puncture; Shunt

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL PUNCTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84977119245     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2015.4.JNS15255     Document Type: Article

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