‘Does cerebral perfusion pressure influence outcome in children with tuberculous meningitis?’

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Developmental Medicine & Child NeurologyVolume 46, Issue 5 p. 358-360 Free Access ‘Does cerebral perfusion pressure influence outcome in children with tuberculous meningitis?’ P Nourse MBChB MRCP, P Nourse MBChB MRCPSearch for more papers by this authorJF Schoeman MBChB MMed FCP MD, JF Schoeman MBChB MMed FCP MDSearch for more papers by this authorP-L Van Der Merwe MBChB MMed FCP MD, Corresponding Author P-L Van Der Merwe MBChB MMed FCP MD aCorrespondence to: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health Faculty of Medicine, Stellenbosch University Tygerberg Children's Hospital, South Africa E-mail: plvdm@sun.ac.zaSearch for more papers by this author P Nourse MBChB MRCP, P Nourse MBChB MRCPSearch for more papers by this authorJF Schoeman MBChB MMed FCP MD, JF Schoeman MBChB MMed FCP MDSearch for more papers by this authorP-L Van Der Merwe MBChB MMed FCP MD, Corresponding Author P-L Van Der Merwe MBChB MMed FCP MD aCorrespondence to: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health Faculty of Medicine, Stellenbosch University Tygerberg Children's Hospital, South Africa E-mail: plvdm@sun.ac.zaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 13 February 2007 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2004.tb00500.xCitations: 1AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. References 1 Humphries MJ, Teoh R, Lau J, Gabriel M. (1990) Factors of prognostic significance in Chinese children with tuberculous meningitis. Tubercle 71: 161– 168. 2 Schoeman JF, Le Roux D, Bezuidenhout PB, Donald PR. (1985) Intracranial pressure monitoring in tuberculous meningitis: clinical and computerized correlation. Dev Med Child Neurol 27: 644– 654. 3 Schoeman J, Van Zyl L, Laubscher J, Donald E (1997) Effect of corticosteroids on intracranial pressure, computerized tomographic findings, and clinical outcome in young children with tuberculous meningitis. Pediatrics 99: 226– 231. 4 Dastur DK, Lalitha VS. (1970) The brain and meninges in tuberculous meningitis -- gross pathology in 100 cases and pathogenesis. Neurol India 18: 86– 100. 5 Goitein, KJ, Amit Y, Mussaffi H. (1983) Intracranial pressure in central nervous system infections and cerebral ischaemia of infancy. Arch Dis Child 58: 184– 186. 6 Nussbaum E, Galant SP. (1983) Intracranial pressure monitoring as a guide to prognosis in the nearly drowned, severely comatose child. J Pediatr 102: 215– 218. 7 Frewen TC, Han VK, Amacher AL, Del Maestro RF, Sibbald WJ. (1985) Cerebral resuscitation therapy in paediatric near drowning. J Pediatr 106: 615– 617. 8 Minns RA, Barlow KM. (1999) The relation between intracranial pressure and outcome in non-accidental head injury. Dev Med Child Neurol 41: 220– 225. 9 Schoeman JF, Laubscher JA, Donald PR. (2000) Serial lumbar CSF pressure measurements and cranial computed tomographic findings in childhood tuberculosis meningitis. Childs Nerv Syst 16: 203– 209. 10 Medical Research Council. (1948) Streptomycin treatment of tuberculous meningitis. Lancet 1: 582– 596. 11 Brown JK. (1991) Mechanisms of production of raised intracranial pressure. In: RA Minns, editor. Problems of Intracranial Pressure in Childhood. Clinics in Developmental Medicine No. 113/114. London : Mac Keith Press. p 33. 12 Schoeman J, Donald P, Van Zyl L, Keet M, Wait J. (1991) Tuberculous hydrocephalus: comparison of different treatments with regard to ICP, ventricular size and clinical outcome. Dev Med Child Neurol 33: 396– 405. 13 Rosner MJ, Sheila D, Rosner RN, Johnson RN. (1995) Cerebral perfusion pressure: management protocol and clinical results. J Neurosurg 83: 949– 962. 14 Kirkham FJ. (1991) Intracranial pressure and cerebral blood flow in non-traumatic coma in childhood. In: RA Minns, editor. Problems of Intracranial Pressure in Childhood. Clinics in Developmental Medicine No. 113/114. London : Mac Keith Press. p 300– 305. Citing Literature Volume46, Issue5May 2004Pages 358-360 ReferencesRelatedInformation