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ArticleBioMed research international2022

Analysis of Cases with Cerebrospinal Fluid Characteristics Similar to Tuberculous Meningitis.

Duanhua Cao, Tingting Wang, Yali Wang, Jingzhe Han

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Article in BioMed research international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Duanhua CaoDepartment of Neurology, Harrison International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, 050000 Hebei, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1721-1528
Tingting WangDepartment of Neurology, Harrison International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, 050000 Hebei, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4111-7913
Yali WangDepartment of Neurology, Harrison International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, 050000 Hebei, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6218-7523
Jingzhe HanDepartment of Neurology, Harrison International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, 050000 Hebei, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6086-7533
Harrison International Peace Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: The diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is difficult and relies on the patient's clinical presentation and initial cerebrospinal fluid testing. Treatment outcomes for some patients with early consideration of TBM meningitis are often poor. Results: All patients included in this study had an acute onset, including 5 patients with a history of upper respiratory tract infection, 9 patients with fever, 6 patients with headache, 5 patients with psychiatric symptoms, 6 patients with cognitive impairment, 9 patients with signs of meningeal irritation, and 6 patients with seizures. Sixteen patients presented with altered content and level of consciousness during their admission. The leukocyte counts (median, 124.0 × 10 Conclusion: The analysis of patients with TBM-like cerebrospinal fluid changes will help improve the diagnostic accuracy of the disease and reduce misdiagnosis and underdiagnosis.

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Brain DiseasesEncephalitisMeningeal CarcinomatosisSarcoidosisTuberculosis, MeningealCerebrospinal FluidHumansRetrospective Studies

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