Tuberculous meningitis in adults - experience from Turkey

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

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, vol.58, no.5, pp.469-473, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 58 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.00148.x
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.469-473
  • Keywords: tuberculous meningitis, neurological sequelae, female gender, mortality, age, cranial tomography, CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM, CHILDREN, PROGNOSIS
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.