[Value of magnetic resonance imaging in central nervous system tuberculosis].
Tuberculosis of the central nervous system is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing nations where it accounts for 10 to 30% of intracranial space-occupying lesions. It preferentially affects young subjects, predominantly male. MRI and in particular new methods, including magnetization transfer and diffusion-weighted imaging, are useful for positive and differential diagnoses of central nervous system tuberculosis and surveillance during treatment.
Kais
Nouira
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Service d'imagerie médicale, Hôpital La Rabta, 2091 Tunis, Tunisie. nouira.kais@gnet.tn
Allani
Radhouane
R
Abdelmalek
Rym
R
Azaiez
Olfa
O
Laamari
Lamia
L
Messaoud
Monia Ben
MB
Menif
Emna
E
D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013354:Empyema, Subdural / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009187:Myelitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D020306:Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System / Q000175:diagnosis*