The prevalence, characteristics and outcome of seizure in tuberculous meningitis

Abstract Seizures are a common finding in patients with tuberculous meningitis (TBM), and associate with four times increased risk of death and neurological disability, especially in children. It has been reported that brain inflammation, diffuse neuronal injury, and reactive gliosis may all contrib...

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Main Authors: Ammar Taha Abdullah Abdulaziz, Jinmei Li, Dong Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Acta Epileptologica
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42494-020-0010-x