cranial nerve palsy in tuberculous meningitis versus acute bacterial meningitis.
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cranial nerve palsy as a factor to differentiate tuberculous meningitis from acute bacterial meningitis.
tuberculous meningitis (tbm) and acute bacterial meningitis (abm) cause substantial mortality and morbidity in both children and adults. identification of poor prognostic factors at patient's admission could prepare physicians for more aggressive monitoring of patients with meningitis. the objective of this study was to determine the predictive value of neurological features to differentiate ab...
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Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) and acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) cause substantial mortality and morbidity in both children and adults. Identification of poor prognostic factors at patient's admission could prepare physicians for more aggressive monitoring of patients with meningitis. The objective of this study was to determine the predictive value of neurological features to differentiate AB...
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acta medica iranicaجلد ۵۱، شماره ۹، صفحات ۶۶۱-۶۶۲
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