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Cerebral infarction and neurodevelopmental outcome in childhood tuberculous meningitis
European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 06/16/09

Springer P et al. - Infarct characteristics should be taken into account when neurodevelopmental outcome is prognosticated in TBM. Young age, unilateral multiple or bilateral infarction on CT at 1 month, advanced stage of TBM and the interaction term stage × Glasgow coma score are the best predictors of neurodevelopmental outcome at 6 months.

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