ArticleNeurology. Clinical practice2014
Tuberculous meningitis: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
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- Challenges in conducting trials for pediatric tuberculous meningitis: lessons from the field.The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2019Trial
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- Predictors of Tuberculous Meningitis Mortality Among Persons with HIV in Mozambique.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Concurrent brain infection of herpes simplex virus and tuberculous meningitis complicated by tuberculous abscess: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2025Article
- Tuberculous Meningitis Complicated by Communicating Hydrocephalus and Lacunar Infarcts: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF ultra for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in children using cerebrospinal fluid.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Intracranial manifestations of central nervous system tuberculosis in children.Pediatric radiology · 2025Review
- Molecular diagnostics in cerebrospinal fluid for the diagnosis of central nervous system infections.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2024Review
- Distinctive antibody responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pulmonary and brain infection.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2024Article
- An 11-month-old boy with tuberculous meningitis presenting as progressive limb weakness, fever, developmental retardation, and loss of consciousness: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2024Article
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- Diagnostic challenges in tuberculous meningitis: a case report with negative genexpert result.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Bilateral vocal cord palsy as complication of CNS tuberculosis.BMC neurology · 2023Article
- Clinical manifestations and immune response to tuberculosis.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2023Review
- Hydrocephalus Caused by Tuberculous Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Young Adult: A Case Report.International medical case reports journal · 2023Article
- Innovative Therapeutic Approaches Based on Nanotechnology for the Treatment and Management of Tuberculosis.International journal of nanomedicine · 2023Review
- Relationship between neutrophil count in cerebrospinal fluid and cerebral infarct appearance in head MRI on tuberculous meningitis patients.European journal of radiology open · 2023Article
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- Paradoxical manifestations during tuberculous meningitis treatment among HIV-negative patients: a retrospective descriptive study and literature review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022Review
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Abstract
Neurologists are often the first medical providers to evaluate patients with possible infectious meningitis. Knowledge of the clinical presentations and cerebrospinal fluid, microbiologic, and neuroimaging findings for different etiologies is essential to make a prompt diagnosis and initiate appropriate treatment. Tuberculosis is a common cause of meningitis in developing countries with a high prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis. However, tuberculosis affects populations in every country and all neurologists need to be vigilant for possible cases of tuberculous meningitis presenting to their medical facilities. This article discusses the challenges of diagnosing and treating tuberculous meningitis and highlights recent advances in diagnostic technology.
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