title: Intra-medullary Tuberculomas: Case Series.
abstract: Intramedullary spinal tuberculoma is an extremely rare disease when compared to pulmonary, extrapulmonary and skeletal tuberculosis in developing countries. In the absence of systemic tuberculosis, clinical presentation is non distinctive from other intramedullary lesions. We report two cases of intramedullary tuberculoma both presenting with signs and symptoms of space occupying lesions. Surgical excision was done in both cases following which patients improved neurologically. Histopathological evaluation is essential to provide curative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Nehru Nagar, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pradeep
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Nehru Nagar, India.
authors.forename: Raviraj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ghorpade
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Nehru Nagar, India.
authors.forename: Ravishankar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Nehru Nagar, India.
authors.forename: Prakash R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Malur
keywords: intramedullary; spinal; tuberculoma