Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Prepontine- Suprasellar Tuberculoma with Tuberculous Meningitis Hydrocephalus: A Case Report (original) (raw)

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A 5-year-old male child presented with a low-grade fever, progressive headache and vomiting for the last 3 months. Acute exacerbations of symptoms were noted by the parents 3 days before admission to our hospital and he was admitted in an unconscious

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