Unusual presentation of tuberculous meningitis.
We present 4 cases of tuberculous meningitis with atypical clinical features and CSF findings. Two patients had initially normal CSF examination, one developed internuclear ophthalmoplegia, while the other had deterioration of consciousness. The third patient presented with paranoid psychosis, and the fourth had a picture mimicking acute bacterial meningitis and he developed right hemianopia due to a tuberculoma detected by MRI. All recovered completely with anti-tuberculous treatment.
Daif
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Division of Neurology, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Obeid
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Yaqub
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AbdulJabbar
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology
D000995:Antitubercular Agents