Tuberculous meningitis presenting as mesencephalic infarction and syringomyelia

Juri Katchanov; Georg Bohner; Jörg Schultze; Randolf Klingebiel; Matthias Endres

doi:10.1016/j.jns.2007.05.003

Tuberculous meningitis presenting as mesencephalic infarction and syringomyelia

J Neurol Sci. 2007 Sep 15;260(1-2):286-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.05.003. Epub 2007 Jun 22.

Authors

Juri Katchanov¹, Georg Bohner, Jörg Schultze, Randolf Klingebiel, Matthias Endres

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, University Hospital Charité Mitte, Charitèplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 17588607
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.05.003

Abstract

Cerebral ischaemia is a serious complication of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) with the anterior circulation most commonly affected. Acute syringomyelia is a very rare complication of TBM. Here, we report an unusual presentation of TBM with a third nerve palsy as a result of posterior circulation stroke as well as a syringomyelia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Basilar Artery / pathology
Basilar Artery / physiopathology
Brain Infarction / etiology*
Brain Infarction / pathology
Brain Infarction / physiopathology
Brain Stem Infarctions / etiology*
Brain Stem Infarctions / pathology
Brain Stem Infarctions / physiopathology
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Female
Humans
Mesencephalon / blood supply*
Mesencephalon / pathology
Mesencephalon / physiopathology
Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / etiology
Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / pathology
Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / physiopathology
Spinal Cord / pathology
Spinal Cord / physiopathology
Subarachnoid Space / pathology
Subarachnoid Space / physiopathology
Syringomyelia / etiology*
Syringomyelia / pathology
Syringomyelia / physiopathology
Tuberculosis, Meningeal / complications*
Tuberculosis, Meningeal / physiopathology