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CT findings of tuberculous meningitis |
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| Creator | Vichit Leelasithorn, |
| Title | CT findings of tuberculous meningitis |
| Publisher | Faculty of Medicine,Srinakharinwirot University |
| Publication Year | 2543 |
| Journal Title | Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Journal Vol. | 6 |
| Journal No. | 3 |
| Page no. | 112-119 |
| ISSN | 0859-3329 |
| Abstract | Tuberculous meningitis (TBM), the most common form of rntracranial tuberculosis,may cause many sequelae resulting in physical and mental disabilities in the infectedpatients. In order to avo~d any untoward outcome, prompt diagnosis and early treatmentare necessary. Cran~al CT scan is an effective tool for diagnosis and management ofpatients with TBM. By illustration of CT scans in 4 patients with TBM and a review ofarticles related to it, CT scans show a broad range of findings; meningeal enhancement,hydrocephalus, cerebral ~nfarct, tuberculoma and calcifications. |
