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The study aimed to evaluate the relationships between the gene polymorphisms of leukotriene A4 hydrolase(LTA4H) and Dexamethasone treatment for tuberculous meningitis in Chinese patients.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| treatment of dexamethasone group | Experimental |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexamethasone acetate | Drug |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| MRI | whether MRI show infarction, hydrocephalus, meningeal enhancement | 6 month |
| changes of cerebrospinal fluid | 1 year | |
| changes of clinical symptoms | headache duration, duration of fever,presence of cranial nerve damage | 1 year |
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Inclusion Criteria:
patients were eligible to enter the study if they met the diagnositic criteria for possible, probable or definite Tuberculosis meningitis(TBM).
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients were excluded if they were infected with HIV, diagnosed as carcinomatous meningitis, viral meningitis, purulent meningitis, cryptococcus meningitis.
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D014390 | Tuberculosis, Meningeal |
| ID | Term |
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| D016920 | Meningitis, Bacterial |
| D020806 | Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections |
| D001424 | Bacterial Infections |
| D001423 | Bacterial Infections and Mycoses |
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| ID | Term |
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| C018038 | dexamethasone acetate |
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| D007239 | Infections |
| D020306 | Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System |
| D000092225 | Tuberculosis, Extrapulmonary |
| D014376 | Tuberculosis |
| D009164 | Mycobacterium Infections |
| D000193 | Actinomycetales Infections |
| D016908 | Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections |
| D002494 | Central Nervous System Infections |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D008581 | Meningitis |
| D000090862 | Neuroinflammatory Diseases |