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- Title
A Case of a Young Girl With Fever and Seizure.
- Authors
Wen, Leana S.; Noble, Jeanne A.
- Abstract
The article describes the case of a pediatric female patient presenting to the emergency department with fever and seizure. Some of diagnostic procedures performed on the patient include blood tests, non-contrast head computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA). The patient's clinical history, imaging results and laboratory results indicated she has tuberculous meningitis (TBM).
- Subjects
SEIZURES diagnosis; DIAGNOSIS of fever; MENINGITIS treatment; SPASMS; TUBERCULOSIS diagnosis; CHEST X rays; EMERGENCY medicine; FENTANYL; HOSPITAL emergency services; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; MIDAZOLAM; TRACHEA intubation; TUBERCULOSIS; VENTILATION; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Academic Emergency Medicine, 2011, Vol 18, Issue 11, pe86
- ISSN
1069-6563
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01193.x