title: [Atypical course of tuberculous meningitis in old age; remarks on the observed case].
abstract: A case of tuberculous meningoencephalitis is described in an elderly patient diagnosed clinically and on gross inspection on autopsy as cerebral stroke. The factors making correct diagnosis difficult are discussed stressing the importance of microscopic examination in the epidemiology of tuberculous meningoencephalitis in adults.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010841:Pia Mater / Q000473:pathology; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Nietypowy przebieg gruźliczego zapalenia opon mózgowo-rdzeniowych w podeszłym wieku--uwagi na marginesie przypadku.