Tuberculous meningitis mimicking acute polyradiculonevritis

Tuberculous meningitis mimicking acute polyradiculonevritis

Romania has the highest prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) among all the Central European countries. Involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) by the TB accounts for approximately 1% of all cases of tuberculosis. CNS TB includes two clinical categories: intracranial and spinal. We report two case...

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Main Authors: Alina Poalelungi, Raluca Nistor, Elena Terecoasa, Carmen Gavan, Cristina Tiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2011-12-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Neurology
Subjects:
tetraparesis
multiple cranial nerves palsy
bilateral abducens nerve palsy
bilateral peripheral facial palsy
horizontal diplopia
dysfagia
dysphonia
confusion
tuberculous meningitis
radiculomyelitis
immunocompetent
Online Access:https://rjn.com.ro/articles/2011.4/RJN_2011_4_Art-06.pdf

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