Tuberculous meningitis in adults - experience from Turkey

Cagatay A. A., OZSUT H., GULEC L., KUCUKOGLU S., BERK H., INCE N., ...Daha Fazla

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, cilt.58, sa.5, ss.469-473, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 58 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.00148.x
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.469-473
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: tuberculous meningitis, neurological sequelae, female gender, mortality, age, cranial tomography, CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM, CHILDREN, PROGNOSIS
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The annual incidence of tuberculous meningitis (TM) is unknown. TM is a disease that still often results in residual sequelae, and has a mortality rate ranging between 15 and 51%. Experience of countries such as Turkey where drug-resistant tuberculosis and TM are prevalent is important.