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15863982

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-7-1
pubmed:abstractText
Cerebral infarction (CI) is a serious complication of tuberculous meningitis (TBM). It can be asymptomatic or symptomatic, causing stroke. We studied 40 TBM patients. All had initial CT brain scan, CT/MRI brain scan 3 months later and urgent CT brain scan for deterioration. CI was classified into lacunar infarction (LI) or large artery infarction (LAI). Twelve (30%) had CI, in 9 (23%) it was symptomatic and in 3 (8%) silent. Seven (58%) had LAI +/- LI. Eight (67%) had multiple CI. Two died from brainstem CI and 6 were dependent at 1 year. Patients with LAI might develop posterior circulation CI more frequently than those with LI only. CI is a common complication of TBM locally, with LAI and multiple CI being common. Two thirds of TBM patients complicated by CI had poor prognosis despite adjunctive dexamethasone treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1015-9770
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
391-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Cerebral infarcts complicating tuberculous meningitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China. koonhochan@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article