title: [A case of tuberculosis of the central nervous system].
abstract: A case of meningoencephalic tuberculosis in a 38-year old man is presented. The diagnosis was confirmed by postmortem and histological examinations. The clinical picture was dominated by transverse lesion of the spinal cord at C3-C7 level that was due to specific inflammation of blood-vessel walls and massive thromboses found in their lumina.
authors.affiliation: II Oddziału Neurologicznego Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Zespolonego, Białymstoku.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zimnoch
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuczyński
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zimnoch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010841:Pia Mater / Q000473:pathology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Przypadek gruźlicy ośrodkowego układu nerwowego.