Ectopic Ossification in Tuberculous Meningitis
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Ectopic ossification in tuberculous meningitis.
The syndrome of severe wasting, opisthotonus and paraplegia in flexion associated with considerable hydrocephalus is well known to those treating advanced cases of tuberculous meningitis. Once such a condition has developed, the outlook is generally poor. Many patients will die and the survivors will often be handicapped by a variety of physical and mental sequelae. The purpose of this paper is...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1953
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.28.138.98