Tuberculous Meningitis: Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy

by Jerome Chin (Editor)

Overview

Tuberculous Meningitis: Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy focuses on the most common and most lethal manifestation of tuberculosis of the central nervous system. It includes up-to-date reviews of the diagnosis, treatment, and management of tuberculous meningitis in adults and children. Extensive guidance is provided for the treatment of drug-sensitive and drug-resistant tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis. Clinicians and researchers will find the beginning chapters on immunopathology and epidemiology of great use in their efforts to develop new strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculous meningitis.

• Written by international contributors from countries most affected by tuberculosis
• Describes clinical and neuroimaging features of tuberculous meningitis
• Examines laboratory methods for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• Reviews international and national guidelines for the treatment of tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128188262
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	04/15/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	130
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Dr. Chin has been treating patients with tuberculous meningitis for nine years in sub-Saharan Africa as a visiting attending neurologist at Mulago Hospital, the national referral hospital of Uganda. He has authored two review articles and one commentary on tuberculosis of the central nervous system, and he directed the first-ever course on tuberculosis of the central nervous system at the American Academy of Neurology Annual meeting in Los Angeles, April 2018.

Table of Contents

1. Global and regional epidemiology of tuberculosis 2. Immunopathology of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex 3. Clinical presentations and features of tuberculous meningitis 4. Laboratory methods for detecting tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis 5. Identification of mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance 6. Treatment guidelines for tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis 7. Neurosurgical management of tuberculous meningitis 8. Evidence gaps and future directions

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Clinical reference on the epidemiology, pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculous meningitis

Editorial Reviews

"This is a must-have for neurologists, infectious disease specialists, and internists who care for patients with tuberculosis, especially in North America where the disease is not as common. Contrary to other textbooks that cover tropical diseases, which are cumbersome for bedside reference, this book is easy to refer to." —Doody

From the Publisher

Reviewer: Sridhara S Yaddanapudi, MD (Thomas Jefferson University)
Description: This book covers all aspects of tuberculous meningitis from epidemiology to clinical features, diagnosis, and management.
Purpose: This book is designed to be a practical, easy-to-reference guide for the clinician caring for patients with tuberculous meningitis. These are worthy objectives and the book meets them.
Audience: The book is for neurologists, internists, and infectious disease specialists is who care for patients with tuberculous meningitis. The book absolutely meets the needs of its intended audience. The author Dr. Jerome H. Chin is an MD, MPH, PhD who has been extensively involved in international neurology since 2010. He is a visiting faculty member to hospitals in Uganda and Tanzania where he teaches neurology. He has a special interest in tuberculosis of the nervous system.
Features: The book takes readers through the different aspects of tuberculous meningitis from epidemiology to clinical features, diagnostic tests, and management. It also includes guidelines and references for tuberculous meningitis. The best aspect is the ease of reference, which is useful at the bedside for clinicians caring for patients with tuberculous meningitis.
Assessment: This is a must-have for neurologists, infectious disease specialists, and internists who care for patients with tuberculosis, especially in North America where the disease is not as common. Contrary to other textbooks that cover tropical diseases, which are cumbersome for bedside reference, this book is easy to refer to.

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