Tuberculous meningitis in adults: a prospective study at a tertiary referral centre in Sri Lanka
S A C U Gunawardhana, S C Somaratne, M A H Fernando, P S Gunaratne(Index words: tuberculous meningitis, clinical presentation, magnetic resonance imaging, Sri Lanka)
AbstractIntroduction Central nervous system tuberculosis is the most severe form of extrapulmonary TB and it is associated with a substantial morbidity and mortality.Objectives To describe the demographic profile, clinical features, laboratory and imaging results of a cohort of adult patients with TBM (Tuberculous meningitis).Methods This study encompasses a prospective analysis of all adult cases of TBM diagnosed from 1st January 2010 to 31st December 2011 in the Neurology unit 2, National Hospital of Sri Lanka. Consensus case defini-
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