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. 2011 Oct;6(Suppl 1):S96-S100.
doi: 10.4103/1817-1745.85725.

Brain tuberculomas, tubercular meningitis, and post-tubercular hydrocephalus in children

Sandip Chatterjee  1
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Brain tuberculomas, tubercular meningitis, and post-tubercular hydrocephalus in children

Sandip Chatterjee. J Pediatr Neurosci. 2011 Oct.

Abstract

Central nervous system tuberculosis in children presents commonly as tubercular meningitis, post-tubercular meningitis hydrocephalus, and much more rarely as space-occupying lesions known as tuberculomas. The occurrence of this condition, though previously reported only in the developing world, is now frequently reported in human immunodeficiency virus positive migrants in the western world. The exact pathogenesis of this condition is still incompletely understood, and the mainstay of treatment is chemotherapeutic regimes. Neurosurgical intervention is rarely necessary, and is confined to cases of hydrocephalus after tubercular meningitis and to large tubeculomas with space-occupying effects.

Keywords: Hydrocephalus; post-tubercular hydrocephalus; tuberculoma.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Uniformly contrast-enhancing lesion in a 7-year-old girl
Figure 2
Figure 2
MR Scan of a 6-year-old with a double lesion which turned out to be turberculomas
Figure 3
Figure 3
Small tuberculoma in a 7-year-old which completely resolved with conservative treatment (3 months after AT drug administration)
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