title: [Tuberculous meningitis in children].
abstract: Medical records of six children with tuberculous meningitis were reviewed. The patients were admitted to the paediatric departments in the city and country of Copenhagen between 1983 and 1997. Interpretation of cerebrospinal fluid findings, and difficulties in early recognition of tuberculous meningitis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: H:S Hvidovre Hospital, børneafdelingen.
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Valerius
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003718:Denmark / Q000208:ethnology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
vernacular_title: Tuberkuløs meningitis hos børn.