Brainstem ischemic lesions on MRI in children with tuberculous meningitis: with diffusion weighted confirmation

Introduction The Western Cape in South Africa has one of the highest incidences of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) in the world. Despite therapy, the outcome in children with advanced TBM remains dismal. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been shown to be superior to computed tomography (CT) in demon...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Child's nervous system 2009-08, Vol.25 (8), p.949-954
Hauptverfasser:	van der Merwe, Dirk Johannes, Andronikou, Savvas, Van Toorn, Ronald, Pienaar, Manana
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Brain Ischemia - diagnostic imaging Brain Ischemia - etiology Brain Ischemia - pathology Brain Stem - diagnostic imaging Brain Stem - pathology Child, Preschool Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Disease Progression Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Movement Disorders - diagnostic imaging Movement Disorders - etiology Movement Disorders - pathology Neurosciences Neurosurgery Original Paper Sensitivity and Specificity Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tuberculosis, Meningeal - complications Tuberculosis, Meningeal - diagnostic imaging Tuberculosis, Meningeal - pathology
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