Tuberculous meningitis
Common Name(s)
Tuberculous meningitis
Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
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Our mission is to support sufferers of meningitis and their families through support groups, advocate for advanced research for the prevention and the long term effects of various meningitis strains as well as facilitating programs to educate the public
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Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Tuberculous meningitis" for support, advocacy or research.
Our mission is to support sufferers of meningitis and their families through support groups, advocate for advanced research for the prevention and the long term effects of various meningitis strains as well as facilitating programs to educate the public
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Scientific Literature
Articles from the PubMed Database
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The terms "Tuberculous meningitis" returned 236 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Emerging Infect. Dis.. 2014 Mar;20(3):506-7.
Journal: Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.. 2014 Feb;189(4):475-81.
Early diagnosis and treatment of tuberculous meningitis saves lives, but current laboratory diagnostic tests lack sensitivity.
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Reviews from the PubMed Database
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The terms "Tuberculous meningitis" returned 13 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Future Microbiol. 2012 Sep;7(9):1101-16.
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of TB. Despite treatment, mortality and long-term disability remain unacceptably high. Prevention, early recognition, diagnosis and treatment are fundamental to improving outcomes. However, an effective vaccine remains elusive, ...
Journal: ScientificWorldJournal. 2012 ;2012():169028.
This study aimed to evaluate epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, and neuroimaging features of 160 adult patients with tuberculous meningitis (TBM) according to "Thwaites' diagnostic index."
Journal: Rev Chilena Infectol. 2011 Jun;28(3):238-47.
Diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is always a challenge. We must give importance for duration of clinical manifestations. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has own characteristic and it have to be control several times during the treatment. Adenosin deaminase with cut off more than ...
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Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Condition Summary: Tuberculous Meningitis
Condition Summary: Tuberculosis, Meningeal
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