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Tuberculosis of the Central Nervous System

Apollo Medicine, 2005
THE global increase in the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in both immunocompetent as well as immunocompromised individuals is a health issue of universal concern. Factors that have contributed to this increase are the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the problem of multi-drug-resistant TB (MDRTB) [1].
Charu Gauba, Mukul Varma
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Diagnostic Challenges of Central Nervous System Tuberculosis

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008
Central nervous system tuberculosis (TB) was identified in 20 cases of unexplained encephalitis referred to the California Encephalitis Project.
Laura J. Christie, Ann M. Loeffler, Somayeh Honarmand, Jennifer M. Flood, Roger Baxter, Susan Jacobson, Rick Alexander, Carol A. Glaser   +7 more
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Central Nervous System Tuberculosis: A Case of Tuberculous Myelitis [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Tuberculous myelitis is rare in central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis. Misdiagnosis initially may lead to poor outcomes; empirical antituberculosis treatment can improve symptoms.
Huan Nie, Xin Liu, Hui Song, Qingxia Liu, Linyuan Sun   +4 more
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Central Nervous System Tuberculosis [PDF]

The Neurologist, 2012
Early diagnosis and treatment of central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis (TB) are very important because of its high morbidity and mortality characteristics. However, the clinical symptoms, laboratory and neuroimaging findings of CNS TB are nonspecific, no matter whether they are the common form, tuberculous meningitis (TBM), or the rare form ...
Ping-Song, Chou, Ching-Kuan, Liu, Ruey-Tay, Lin, Chiou-Lian, Lai, A-Ching, Chao   +4 more
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Central Nervous System Tuberculosis

Microbiology Spectrum, 2017
ABSTRACTCentral nervous system tuberculosis (CNS-TB) takes three clinical forms: meningitis (TBM), intracranial tuberculoma, and spinal arachnoiditis. TBM predominates in the western world and presents as a subacute to chronic meningitis syndrome with a prodrome of malaise, fever, and headache progressing to altered mentation and focal neurologic signs,
Beata Casanas, Douglas Holt, Kelly Kynaston   +2 more
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Stroke in a child with pulmonary tuberculosis and pleural effusion—An important clue for the diagnosis of disseminated central nervous system tuberculosis

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS‐TB) is one of the most devastating and life‐threatening conditions having high mortality and morbidity. Here, we report a 12‐year‐old child with pulmonary tuberculosis and pleural effusion presenting with ischemic
Nagendra Chaudhary, Binod Kumar Gupta, Astha Poudel, Manish Kafle, Neeva Singh, Hanshmani Prasad Chaudhary   +5 more
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Central Nervous System Tuberculosis [PDF]

Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2010
Central nervous system tuberculosis is a rare presentation of active tuberculosis and accounts for about 1% of cases (1). The three clinical categories include meningitis, intracranial tuberculomas, and spinal tuberculous arachnoiditis. We report a case of a young man who presented with active pulmonary tuberculosis in addition to tuberculous ...
Vincent C, Kuo, Louis M, Sloan, Michael, Emmett   +2 more
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Aetiologies of Central Nervous System Infections: A Study at Tertiary Care Hospital in Northern Punjab

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2023
Objective: To identify demographic patterns and etiologies of CNS infections and to identify the clinical presentations, diagnostic accuracy, and clinical outcomes of various CNS infections in hospitalized patients in a tertiary care hospital.
Saima Shafait, Wasim Alamgir, Ali Yousaf, Asif Hashmat, Khurram Haq Nawaz, Asif Nizami   +5 more
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Central nervous system tuberculosis in immunocompetent patients: Two case reports with literature review

Radiology Case Reports, 2022
Central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS) is a rare but extremely dangerous condition that has been reported in 5%-10% of extrapulmonary tuberculosis cases and accounts for approximately 1% of all tuberculosis cases.
Jihad Boularab, MD, Kaoutar Imrani, MD, Hind Sahli, MD, Nabil Moatassim Billah, PhD, Itimad Nassar, PhD   +4 more
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Miliary brain tuberculosis in an infant

Radiology Case Reports, 2021
Tuberculosis remains prevalent in developing countries. Central nervous system tuberculosis often occurs secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis, transmitted through the bloodstream, and has a high mortality rate.
Le Anh Duc, MD, PhD, Doan-Van Ngoc, MD, PhD, Nguyen Ngoc Trung, MD, PhD, Nguyen-Van Sang, MD, PhD, Tran Phan Ninh, MD, PhD, Tran-Van Giang, MD, Thieu-Thi Tra My, MD, Tran Hoa, MD, PhD, Nguyen Minh Duc, MD, MSc   +8 more
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