Ansa Naseem, Muhammad Moiz Javed, Malaika Rehmani, Muhammad Haider Tariq, Mahnoor Sikandar, Usama Ejaz, Muhammad Shahzaib Bajwa, Tehseen Raza, Muhammad Usman Khan, Ali Shehram, Muhammad Hammad Khan, Muhammad Ayyan, Muhammad Luqman
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Background Tuberculosis meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Treatments for TBM include conventional therapy alone as well as adjunctive use of steroidal therapy.