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Allan R. Tunkel
Researcher at Brown University
Publications - 117
Citations - 9300
Allan R. Tunkel is an academic researcher from Brown University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Meningitis & Streptococcus pneumoniae. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 116 publications receiving 8139 citations. Previous affiliations of Allan R. Tunkel include Saint Barnabas Medical Center & Drexel University.
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Practice Guidelines for the Management of Bacterial Meningitis
Allan R. Tunkel,Barry J. Hartman,Sheldon L. Kaplan,Bruce A. Kaufman,Karen L. Roos,W. Michael Scheld,Richard J. Whitley +6 more
TL;DR: Allan R. Tunkel, Barry J. Hartman, Sheldon L. Kaplan, Bruce A. Kaufman, Karen L. Roos, W. Michael Scheld, and Richard J. Scheld are the authors of this study, which aims to contribute to the understanding of central nervous system disorders and its role in disease.
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The Management of Encephalitis: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Allan R. Tunkel,Carol A. Glaser,Karen C. Bloch,James J. Sejvar,Christina M. Marra,Karen L. Roos,Barry J. Hartman,Sheldon L. Kaplan,W. Michael Scheld,Richard J. Whitley +9 more
TL;DR: The guideline includes data on the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of many viral, bacterial, fungal, protozoal, and helminthic etiologies of encephalitis and provides information on when specific etiologic agents should be considered in individual patients with encephalopathy.
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Case Definitions, Diagnostic Algorithms, and Priorities in Encephalitis: Consensus Statement of the International Encephalitis Consortium
Arun Venkatesan,Allan R. Tunkel,Karen C. Bloch,Adam S. Lauring,James J. Sejvar,Ari Bitnun,Jean-Paul Stahl,Alexandra Mailles,M. Drebot,Charles E. Rupprecht,Jonathan S. Yoder,Jennifer R. Cope,Michael R. Wilson,Richard J. Whitley,John S. Sullivan,Julia Granerod,Cheryl A Jones,Keith Eastwood,Katherine N. Ward,Katherine N. Ward,David N Durrheim,M. V. Solbrig,L. Guo-Dong,Carol A. Glaser,Heather Sheriff,David W. Brown,Eileen C. Farnon,Sharon Messenger,Beverley J. Paterson,Ariane Soldatos,Sharon L. Roy,Govinda S. Visvesvara,Michael L. Beach,Roger S. Nasci,Carol Pertowski,Scott Schmid,Lisa Rascoe,Joel M. Montgomery,Suxiang Tong,Robert F. Breiman,Richard Franka,Matt Keuhnert,Fred Angulo,James D. Cherry +43 more
TL;DR: A consensus document is presented that proposes a standardized case definition and diagnostic guidelines for evaluation of adults and children with suspected encephalitis and will serve as a practical aid to clinicians evaluating patients with suspectedEncephalitis.
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Community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults
TL;DR: This review summarizes recent changes in the treatment of adults with community-acquired bacterial meningitis and details the approach to complications such as transtentorial herniation, hydrocephalus, and focal seizures.
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Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Antimicrobial Treatment of Acute Bacterial Meningitis
TL;DR: The changing epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in the United States and throughout the world is described by reviewing the global changes in etiological agents followed by specific microorganism data on the impact of the development and widespread use of conjugate vaccines.