Tuberculosis of the Central Nervous System Pathogenesis, Imaging, an
Written and edited by leading international authorities in the field, this book provides an in-depth review of knowledge of tuberculosis of the central nervous system, with emphasis on clinical, diagnostics, and therapeutic features. Tuberculosis, one of
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Tuberculosis of the Central Nervous System
Mehmet Turgut • Ali Akhaddar Ahmet T. Turgut • Ravindra K. Garg Editors
Tuberculosis of the Central Nervous System Pathogenesis, Imaging, and Management
Editors Mehmet Turgut Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine Aydın, Turkey Ali Akhaddar Mohammed V University in Rabat Avicenne Military Hospital of Marrakech Rabat, Morocco
Ahmet T. Turgut Hacettepe University School of Medicine Ankara, Turkey Ravindra K. Garg King George Medical University Lucknow, UP, India
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Preface
Tuberculosis is still a major public health challenge for most of the developing world and is increasingly recognized in developed countries due to mass immigration, refugee movements, international traveling, and immunocompromised patients. Known since ancient civilizations, it has received a great deal of attention among the various scientific communities. However, tuberculosis of the central nervous system and its covering did not receive a comparable large interest in the medical literature. In spite of all the advances in biological/infectious investigations, imaging techniques, and therapeutic methods, optimal management of neurotuberculosis is still controversial owing to the limited individual experience and the variable clinical course of the condition. With the introduction of multidisciplinary team approach, a need has become evident for a timely and concise book that provides a comp
