[Tuberculous meningitis in intensive care].

Abstract

A case of tuberculous meningitis in a 2-year-old boy is reported. The main critical care problems are irregular breathing, raised intracranial pressure and syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone. Cranial CT-Scan and ventricular shunting are shown to be of high importance for this disease.

• Authors: J Scheidemantel, K H Weis
• Journal: Anasthesie, Intensivtherapie, Notfallmedizin (Anasth Intensivther Notfallmed) Vol. 18 Issue 5 Pg. 273-5 (Oct 1983) ISSN: 0174-1837 [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Zur tuberkulösen Meningitis in der Intensivtherapie.
• PMID: 6660447 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Child, Preschool
• Critical Care
• Humans
• Inappropriate ADH Syndrome (etiology, therapy)
• Intracranial Pressure
• Male
• Respiration Disorders (etiology, therapy)
• Tuberculosis, Meningeal (complications, therapy)