Outcome of tuberculous meningitis patients requiring mechanical ventilation

UK Misra, J Kalita, S Betai, SK Bhoi - Journal of Critical Care, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose There is paucity of information about the outcome of tuberculous meningitis (TBM)
patients on mechanical ventilation (MV). In this communication, we report the clinical …

Long-term mortality in patients with tuberculous meningitis: a Danish nationwide cohort study

ASH Christensen, C Roed, LH Omland, PH Andersen… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background With high short-term mortality and substantial excess morbidity among
survivors, tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe manifestation of extra-pulmonary …

Tuberculous meningitis: challenges in diagnosis and management

F Méchaï, O Bouchaud - Revue neurologique, 2019 - Elsevier
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most lethal and disabling form of tuberculosis. In 2017,
approximately 10 million people developed TB worldwide, of whom more than 100,000 new …

[PDF][PDF] Clinical course, complications and predictors of mortality in patients with tuberculous meningitis—an experience of fifty two cases at Civil Hospital Karachi …

S Salekeen, K Mahmood, IH Naqvi, MY Baig, ST Akhter… - Headache, 2013 - academia.edu
Objective: To assess the clinical course, complications and predictors of mortality in
reducing the consequent morbidity and mortality in patients with tuberculous meningitis …

Comparison of the APACHE II, GCS and MRC scores in predicting outcomes in patients with tuberculous meningitis

CH Chou, GM Lin, CH Ku… - The International journal …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate different scoring systems, including Acute Physiology and Chronic
Health Evaluation (APACHE) II, the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and the Medical Research …

[HTML][HTML] Tuberculous meningitis in adults: MRI contribution to the diagnosis in 29 patients

R Abdelmalek, F Kanoun, B Kilani, H Tiouiri… - International journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a life-threatening disease and is difficult to
diagnose. We aim to promote the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in TBM …

TB Meningitis in HIV‐Positive Patients in Europe and Argentina: Clinical Outcome and Factors Associated with Mortality

AMW Efsen, AM Panteleev, D Grint… - BioMed research …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. The study aimed at describing characteristics and outcome of tuberculous
meningitis (TBM) in HIV‐positive patients and comparing these parameters with those of …

Rapid clinical score for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis: a retrospective cohort study

R Jipa, ID Olaru, E Manea, S Merisor… - Annals of Indian …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of our study was to retrospectively validate a previously described rapid
clinical score (RCS) in distinguishing tuberculous meningitis (TBM) from viral meningitis …

Tuberculous meningitis in children and adults: a 10-year retrospective comparative analysis

EG Miftode, OS Dorneanu, DA Leca, G Juganariu… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most lethal form of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis infection, which has a high rate of neurological complications and sequelae …

Prognostic models for 9-month mortality in tuberculous meningitis

LTP Thao, AD Heemskerk, RB Geskus… - Clinical Infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of extrapulmonary
tuberculosis. We developed and validated prognostic models for 9-month mortality in adults …