Ventriculoperitoneal shunts in non-HIV cryptococcal meningitis
Abstract Background Persistent and uncontrollable intracranial hypertension (ICH) and difficulty in reducing Cryptococcus count are severe problems in cryptococcal meningitis (CM) patients. The therapeutic effects of ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPS) in non-HIV CM patients are not fully known, and t...
Main Authors: | Jia Liu, Zhuo-lin Chen, Min Li, Chuan Chen, Huan Yi, Li Xu, Feng Tan, Fu-hua Peng |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-05-01
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Series: | BMC Neurology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-018-1053-0 |
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