Tuberculous meningitis in adults - experience from Turkey

Cagatay, ARİF; OZSUT, HALİT; GULEC, L; KUCUKOGLU, SENİHA; BERK, H; INCE, N; ERTUGRUL, BARIŞ; AKSOZ, Selçuk; AKAL, D; ERAKSOY, H; CALANGU, S

doi:10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.00148.x

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, Scopus)

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.