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 …

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: 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] Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: tuberculous meningitis new developments

R Galimi - Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci, 2011 - europeanreview.org
Tuberculosis (TB) can involve any organ system in the body. Extrapulmonary involvement
can occur in isolation or along with a pulmonary focus as in the case of patients with …

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

G Thwaites, TTH Chau, NTH Mai… - Journal of Neurology …, 2000 - jnnp.bmj.com
Uncertainty and doubt dominate all aspects of tuberculous meningitis (TBM). The variable
natural history and accompanying clinical features of TBM hinders the diagnosis. Ziehl …

Tuberculous meningitis

JM Leonard, RM Des Prez - Infectious disease clinics of North America, 1990 - Elsevier
Tuberculous meningitis is an uncommon but potentially devastating form of tuberculosis.
Current antituberculous drugs are highly effective when treatment is initiated early, before …

Tuberculous meningitis: a 30-year review

SJ Kent, SM Crowe, A Yung, CR Lucas… - Clinical infectious …, 1993 - academic.oup.com
Tuberculous meningitis remains an important illness that can be difficult to diagnose in a
timely fashion and carries significant morbidity. We present a retrospective review of the …

Tuberculous meningitis: advances in diagnosis and treatment

ME Török - British medical bulletin, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of infection caused by
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, causing death or disability in more than half of those affected …

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 …