title: Lateral medullary syndrome due to brain stem tuberculoma.
abstract: Brainstem tuberculomas are quite unusual, accounting for less than 5 % of all intracranial tuberculoma. Intracranial tuberculoma is rare form of central nervous system tuberculosis. Lateral medullary syndrome is a combination of clinical features commonly attributed to infarction in territory of posterior inferior cerebellar artery or vertebral artery. We report a case suffering from lateral medullary syndrome resulting from brainstem tuberculoma which has not been reported so far in the literature. This patient was started on antituberculous chemotherapy and repeat magnetic resonance imaging of the cranium revealed regression of the lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow, UP, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D014854:Lateral Medullary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016862:Tuberculoma, Intracranial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents