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Prevalence and outcome of headache in tuberculous meningitis

Sanjeev Kumar, Rajesh Verma, Ravindra K. Garg, Hardeep S. Malhotra and Praveen K. Sharma
Neurosciences Journal April 2016, 21 (2) 138-144; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2016.2.2015678
Sanjeev Kumar
From the Department of Neurology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India
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Rajesh Verma
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Ravindra K. Garg
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Hardeep S. Malhotra
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Praveen K. Sharma
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