How long was the delay in antituberculosis therapy after dexamethasone treatment for the eight patients with presumed tuberculous meningitis in the group of patients with probable meningitis? In ...

Meningitis is the most severe form of tuberculosis. Damaging inflammation contributes to its poor prognosis. Corticosteroids reduce mortality, but nearly 50% of patients still die or are left ...

Tuberculous meningitis is a serious form of tuberculosis (TB), which affects the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. The infection causes headache, coma, and death is common.

The results of the placebo-controlled clinical trial of adjunctive dexamethasone in the treatment of tuberculous meningitis reported by Thwaites et al. (Oct. 21 issue) 1 clearly indicate improved ...

Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe form of TB, difficult to diagnose and treat, and with a grim prognosis. This review summarizes our current knowledge of this disease and its treatment.

Meningitis is the most severe form of tuberculosis. Damaging inflammation contributes to its poor prognosis. Corticosteroids reduce mortality, but nearly 50% of patients still die or are left ...

Meningeal tuberculosis occurs when tuberculosis travels through the bloodstream to the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, called the meninges.

A trial of a new drug regimen to treat tuberculous meningitis (TBM) has started enrolling adults and adolescents in several countries where tuberculosis (TB) is prevalent. The Improved Management ...

Meningitis has been described in ancient texts. Hippocrates described meningitis in his work. Tuberculous meningitis was first described by Edinburgh physician Sir Robert Whytt in a posthumous ...

CNS TB comprises approximately 10% of all TB cases. [2] Of the extrapulmonary forms of TB, tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe.