Tuberculous meningitis

G Thwaites - Medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and kills or disables
around a half of sufferers. It is commonest in young children and those infected with HIV, but …

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: 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 …

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: 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: 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 in children and adults: new insights for an ancient foe

A Mezochow, K Thakur, C Vinnard - Current neurology and neuroscience …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Tuberculous meningitis is the most devastating manifestation of
infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and represents a medical emergency …

Tuberculous meningitis in adults: an eleven-year review

S Hosoglu, C Ayaz, MF Geyik… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 1998 - ingentaconnect.com
OBJECTIVE: To assess the presentation, diagnosis and outcome of patients with
tuberculous meningitis (TBM). DESIGN: The medical records of adults with TBM who were …

Tuberculous meningitis diagnosis and treatment in adults: A series of 189 suspected cases

M Luo, W Wang, Q Zeng, Y Luo… - Experimental and …, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
The present study aimed to summarize the clinical features, alterations in cerebrospinal fluid
(CSF), imaging characteristics, diagnostic methods, treatment regimens and outcomes 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 …