title: [Cerebral ischemic accidents and tuberculous meningitis].
abstract: Two cases of tuberculous meningoencephalitis mimicking regressive or transient ischaemic attacks or migraine with aura are reported. The value of MRI with gadolinium in demonstrating inflammation of the leptomeninges, of transcranial Doppler sonography in detecting segmentary accelerations in the basal cerebral arteries suggestive of arteritis and of CSF examination with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Clinique de Neurologie, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, Genève, Suisse.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rohr-Le Floch
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gauthier
mesh_terms: D001099:Arachnoid / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Accidents ischémiques cérébraux et méningite tuberculeuse.