Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 112, Issue 3 , Pages 188-192 , April 2010

Neurological complications of miliary tuberculosis

  • Ravindra Kumar Garg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
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  • Rohitash Sharma

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
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  • Alok Mohan Kar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
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  • Ram Avadh Singh Kushwaha

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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  • Maneesh Kumar Singh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
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  • Rakesh Shukla

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
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  • Atul Agarwal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
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  • Rajesh Verma

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India

Received 17 January 2009 ,Revised 5 November 2009 ,Accepted 11 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.11.013

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 112, Issue 3 , Pages 188-192 , April 2010

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