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SUBMITTER: Davis AG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6971841 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Davis Angharad G AG Nightingale Sam S Springer Priscilla E PE Solomons Regan R Arenivas Ana A Wilkinson Robert J RJ Anderson Suzanne T ST Chow Felicia C FC
Wellcome open research 20191113
In those who survive tuberculous meningitis (TBM), the long-term outcome is uncertain; individuals may suffer neurocognitive, functional and psychiatric impairment, which may significantly affect their ability to lead their lives as they did prior to their diagnosis of TBM. In children who survive, severe illness has occurred at a crucial timepoint in their development, which can lead to behavioural and cognitive delay. The extent and nature of this impairment is poorly understood, particularly ...[more]