title: Tuberculous meningitis presenting as mesencephalic infarction and syringomyelia.
abstract: Cerebral ischaemia is a serious complication of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) with the anterior circulation most commonly affected. Acute syringomyelia is a very rare complication of TBM. Here, we report an unusual presentation of TBM with a third nerve palsy as a result of posterior circulation stroke as well as a syringomyelia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University Hospital Charité Mitte, Charitèplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany. juri.katchanov@charite.de
authors.forename: Juri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Katchanov
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bohner
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schultze
authors.forename: Randolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Klingebiel
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Endres
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D020526:Brain Stem Infarctions / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013346:Subarachnoid Space / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology