Severe Tubercular Meningovasculitis Presenting as Fatal Brainstem Hemorrhage in a Young Female: A Rarity
Uma Nahar Saikia, Saikat Mitra, Vikas Bhatia, Sanjay Jain
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Saikia UN, Mitra S, Bhatia V, Jain S. Severe Tubercular Meningovasculitis Presenting as Fatal Brainstem Hemorrhage in a Young Female: A Rarity. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2023; 57 (1):45-51.
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