Tuberculous meningitis: many questions, too few answers

GE Thwaites, TT Hien - The Lancet Neurology, 2005 - thelancet.com
Tuberculous meningitis (TM) is difficult to diagnose and treat; clinical features are non-
specific, conventional bacteriology is widely regarded as insensitive, and assessment of …

Recent advances in the diagnosis and management of tuberculous meningitis

NTH Mai, GE Thwaites - Current opinion in infectious diseases, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Disability-free survival from tuberculous meningitis depends upon rapid diagnosis, starting
anti-tuberculosis drugs before the onset of coma and managing complications. Progress is …

Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculous meningitis

GE Thwaites - Current opinion in neurology, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculous menin... : Current Opinion in
Neurology Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculous meningitis : Current …

Tuberculous meningitis: where to from here?

J Donovan, GE Thwaites, J Huynh - Current opinion in infectious …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Tuberculous meningitis still kills or disables around half of sufferers. Although some
progress has been made, there remains a need for more sensitive diagnostic tests, better …

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 …

Tuberculous meningitis

RJ Wilkinson, U Rohlwink, UK Misra… - Nature reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Tuberculosis remains a global health problem, with an estimated 10.4 million cases and 1.8
million deaths resulting from the disease in 2015. The most lethal and disabling form of …

Tuberculous meningitis: progress and remaining questions

J Huynh, J Donovan, NH Phu, HDT Nghia… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Tuberculous meningitis is a devastating brain infection that is caused by Mycobacterium
tuberculosis and is notoriously difficult to diagnose and treat. New technologies …

Tuberculous meningitis: diagnosis and treatment overview

GE Marx, ED Chan - Tuberculosis research and treatment, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most common form of central nervous system
tuberculosis (TB) and has very high morbidity and mortality. TBM is typically a subacute …

Tuberculous meningitis: the challenges

JMK Murthy - Neurology India, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a serious meningitic infection commonly found to occur in
the developing countries endemic to tuberculosis. Based on the clinical features alone, the …

Tuberculous meningitis: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges

JH Chin - Neurology: Clinical Practice, 2014 - AAN Enterprises
Neurologists are often the first medical providers to evaluate patients with possible infectious
meningitis. Knowledge of the clinical presentations and cerebrospinal fluid, microbiologic …