Tuberculous encephalitis--a complication of lung tuberculosis

On the basis of a number of cases, the symptomatology and the diagnostic work-up of encephalitis tuberculosa are presented. All the patients had neurological findings, which in some cases were masked. Although computed tomography of the head and CSF examination provide sensitive, but nonspecific fin...

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Published inPneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) Vol. 44 Suppl 1; p. 482
Main Authors Krieger, H G, Röhrl, A, Laumen, R, Jungbluth, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.02.1990
Subjects
Adult
Encephalitis - diagnostic imaging
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tuberculosis, Meningeal - diagnostic imaging
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - complications
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Summary:On the basis of a number of cases, the symptomatology and the diagnostic work-up of encephalitis tuberculosa are presented. All the patients had neurological findings, which in some cases were masked. Although computed tomography of the head and CSF examination provide sensitive, but nonspecific findings, the diagnosis would not have been established without a detailed knowledge of the clinical picture. A greater incidence of complications than has previously been assumed, is postulated.
ISSN:0934-8387