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Salmonella Meningitis A Rare Presentation In Adult, Saira Naeem,, Shobha Luxmi,, Anum Latif Jun 2016

Salmonella Meningitis A Rare Presentation In Adult, Saira Naeem,, Shobha Luxmi,, Anum Latif

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

Salmonella is a leading cause of food-borne infections worldwide. There are more than 2500 different serovars of salmonella enterica found to date, causing primarily gastroenteritis. However, the infection may occur elsewhere and produce characteristic clinical syndromes. Meningitis is a rare complication that occurs in less than 1% of clinical salmonellosis.


Neuroradiological Manifestations Of Tuberculous Meningitis, Sumaira Nabi, Sadaf Khattak, Mazhar Badshah, Haris Majid Rajput Apr 2014

Neuroradiological Manifestations Of Tuberculous Meningitis, Sumaira Nabi, Sadaf Khattak, Mazhar Badshah, Haris Majid Rajput

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) represents the most severe form of extra pulmonarytuberculosis (1).The early and exact diagnosis of TBM is important but difficult due to time consuming definitive microbiological procedures (2).Neuroimaging is an important initial investigation in tuberculous meningitis(3).This study was conducted to evaluate the neuroradiological findings in patients with tuberculous meningitis, as a useful modality for itsearly diagnoses and prompt treatment.