Literature DB >> 1882446

Tuberculous meningiomyeloradiculitis--a report of two cases.

D P Naidoo1, D Desai, L Kranidiotis.   

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Two cases of tuberculous meningitis complicated by spread to the spinal cord and nerve roots are described. Recognition of impending paraplegia by a rising cerebrospinal fluid protein content and manometric block should prompt steroid therapy as this may prevent irreversible neurological deficit.

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Year:  1991        PMID: 1882446     DOI: 10.1016/0041-3879(91)90026-o

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Tubercle        ISSN: 0041-3879


  2 in total

Review 1.  Tuberculosis of the central nervous system in immunocompromised patients: HIV infection and solid organ transplant recipients.

Authors:  Christina A Nelson; Joseph R Zunt
Journal:  Clin Infect Dis       Date:  2011-09-29       Impact factor: 9.079

2.  A rare association of tuberculous longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) with brain tuberculoma.

Authors:  Rajendra Singh Jain; Sunil Kumar; Shankar Tejwani
Journal:  Springerplus       Date:  2015-09-04
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