Use of intrathecal hyaluronidase in the management of tuberculous meningitis with hydrocephalus

S. N. Bhagwati1,2, Koshy George2,1
1Department of Neurosurgery, Grant Medical College and J.J. Group of Hospitals, Bombay, India
2Medical Research Centre, Bombay Hospital, Bombay, India

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