Clinical radiological and laboratory findings in 185 children with tuberculous meningitis at a single centre and relationship with the stage of the disease
Yazarlar (9)
Prof. Dr. Ali GÜNEŞ Dicle Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ünal Uluca
Dicle Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dicle Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Fesih Aktar Dicle Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Çapan Konca
Adiyaman Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Adiyaman Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Velat Şen Dicle Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Aydln Ece
Dicle Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dicle Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Salih Hoşoʇlu
Dicle Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dicle Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Mehmet Ali Taş Dicle Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Fuat Gürkan
Dicle Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dicle Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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Özgün Makale
(SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
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| Dergi Adı | Italian Journal of Pediatrics | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 1720-8424 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 10-2015 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 41 / 1 / 75–0 | DOI | 10.1186/s13052-015-0186-7 |
| Makale Linki | https://ijponline.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s13052-015-0186-7 | ||
| Özet |
| Background: A delay in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis meningitis (TBM) may lead to increased mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical, radiological and laboratory findings of TBM on a cohort of 185 pediatric patients at a single centre over a 10 year period and to investigate relationship between the stage of the disease. Methods: The hospital records of 185 TBM children that presented to the Pediatric Clinics of Dicle University Hospital were retrospectively evaluated. The age, gender, family history of tuberculosis, result of Mantoux skin test, status of BCG vaccination, stage of TBM at hospitalization, and clinical, laboratory and radiological features were recorded. Clinical staging of TBM was defined as follows: Stage I, no focal neurological findings and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score 15; Stage II, GCS 15 presenting with focal neurological deficit or all the patients … |
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| Children | Diagnosis | Findings | Stage | Tuberculous meningitis |
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| Atıf Sayıları | |
| Scopus | 26 |
| Web of Science | 20 |