Use of urokinase in the treatment of tuberculous meningitis hydrocephalus

MM Abuhamed, S Zhi, X Bo - Neurosciences Journal, 2009 - nsj.org.sa
We present a patient with hydrocephalus after tuberculous meningitis successfully treated
with urokinase. She presented with multiple episodes of headache, fever, and vomiting. She …

Use of urokinase in the treatment of tuberculous meningitis hydrocephalus

A Mutasem M, Z Song, B Xiao - 2009 - pesquisa.bvsalud.org
We present a patient with hydrocephalus after tuberculous meningitis successfully treated
with urokinase. She presented with multiple episodes of headache, fever, and vomiting. She …

Stroke in Tuberculous Meningitis.

NN Becerra-Aguiar, A Jiménez-Ruiz… - Acta Neurologica …, 2024 - europepmc.org
A 17-year-old male presented with a 20-day history of vomiting, abdominal pain, weight loss,
headache and fever progressing to dysarthria, somnolence, urinary incontinence, slurred …

Tuberculous meningitis and hydrocephalus

A Goel - Neurology India, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Although there are a large number of publications available in the literature recommending
the benefits of a shunt procedure in tuberculous meningitis, the subject deserves a more …

Diagnosis and treatment of complicated tubercular meningitis

JJ Kelly, EA Horowitz, CJ Destache… - … : The Journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
A 41‐year‐old woman was seen in no acute distress with an infected ventriculoperitoneal
shunt. She underwent several revisions of the shunt but was readmitted to the hospital with …

Dissemination of tubercular bacilli by shunt placement

S Mohindra, R Gupta, R Chhabra - Annals of Neurosciences, 2009 - search.proquest.com
A unique case of tubercular meningitis, developing shunt complication is being reported. We
present a pediatric patient with tubercular ulcer formation at abdominal shunt insertion site …

Treatment of the secondary hydrocephalus of tuberculous meningitis by lateral ventricular drainage and drug injection

Y Chen, F Chang, Z Wang - Zhonghua jie he he hu xi za zhi …, 1996 - europepmc.org
Methods Every case was drained at the frontal horn of lateral ventricle of non-predominant
cerebral hemisphere, injected the mixture of 100 mg isoniazid and 2 mg dexamethasone …

Tuberculous meningitis with good outcome following appropriate timing of ventriculoperitoneal shunting for hydrocephalus

J Nakao, K Fujita, K Ishii, Y Akutsu… - Acute Medicine & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Tuberculous meningitis is often associated with hydrocephalus. However, the
appropriate timing for shunt placement to treat hydrocephalus remains controversial. Case …

Management of hydrocephalus in tuberculous meningitis

S Bhaskar - Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Sir, I read with interest the articles regarding the guidelines of various neurological disorders
(Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology Volume 14, Suppl 1, July 2011). It is very …

Pearls and oy-sters: tuberculous meningitis: not a diagnosis of exclusion

AC Jongeling, D Pisapia - Neurology, 2013 - AAN Enterprises
A 21-year-old man presented to his local emergency department with 5 days of headache,
which was dull, occipital, bilateral, nonthrobbing, and progressively worsening. It was …