Role of Surgical Procedures (VP Shunt and ETV) in Tuberculous Meningitis with Hydrocephalus (TBMH): A Systematic Review.

Objective: Hydrocephalus is one of the most common complications of tuberculous meningitis. Various cerebrospinal fluid diversion procedures, endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and shunt surgery, are performed for the management of the hydrocephalus associated with tuberculous bacterial meningitis (TBM). There is decreased clarity on the type of procedure to be done.

Neurological Manifestations of Scrub Typhus: A Case Series from Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern East Rajasthan.

Scrub typhus is an acute febrile infectious illness caused by rickettsia species . In recent years, scrub typhus has reemerged as a life-threatening disease in India Scrub typhus has diverse clinical manifestations ranging from a nonspecific febrile illness to severe multiorgan dysfunction, and neurological complications are also common. Spectrum of neurological complications varies from common complications such as aseptic meningitis, meningoencephalitis and cerebellitis to rare complications such as myelitis, cerebral hemorrhage, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), and cerebral infarction.

Intramedullary tuberculoma of the Spinal Cord, Clinical features & imaging: Possibility of early diagnosis with imaging?

Involvement of vertebral column is common in tuberculosis(TB) but intramedullary tuberculomas are rare. Spinal intramedullary tuberculoma are extremely rare, seen in only 2 of 100,000 cases of TB and 2 of 1000 cases of CNS TB Intramedullary tuberculomas normally respond well to conventional antituberculous medications, requiring surgery only occasionally. MRI is optimal diagnostic modality in intramedullary tuberculoma as it can show specific findings.