title: Headache as the leading symptom in a case of cerebral tuberculosis.
abstract: The advent of new and acute headaches poses a diagnostic challenge. The differential diagnosis comprises numerous diseases and syndromes, the prevalence of which varies depending on the geographical region. Due to increased magnitudes in international migration, the usual differential diagnostic spectrum has to be enlarged in individual cases. The presented case illustrates this dilemma and shows that, for example, tuberculosis deserves to be taken into consideration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.
authors.forename: Hans-Jonas
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.
authors.forename: Dominik
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schramm
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kunze
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.
authors.forename: Hans-Jürgen
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Holzhausen
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.
authors.forename: Malte
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kornhuber
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany alex.surow@medizin.uni-halle.de.
authors.forename: Alexey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Surov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020306:Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
keywords: Cerebral tuberculosis; headache; magnetic resonance tomography