Abstract
Twenty-three patients with severe tuberculous meningitis who underwent cerebrospinal fluid shunting within the first month of illness were reviewed nine months later. The criteria for and results of the use of cerebrospinal fluid shunts in tuberculous meningitis are reviewed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 274-277 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Surgical neurology |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1982 |
Keywords
- cerebrospinal fluid
- periventricular lucency
- shunting
- tuberculous meningitis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Surgery