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J Clin Neurosci
May 2024
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Neuroophthalmology
November 2023
Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a global health concern and central nervous system (CNS) TB leads to high mortality and morbidity. CNS TB can manifest as tubercular meningitis, tuberculoma, myelitis, and arachnoiditis. Neuro-ophthalmological involvement by TB can lead to permanent blindness, ocular nerve palsies and gaze restriction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Glob Infect Dis
August 2023
Department of Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Tuberculous meningitis causes substantial morbidity and mortality in tropical countries. The various complications reported are hydrocephalus, vasculitic infarcts, tuberculomas, abscesses, and optochiasmatic arachnoiditis. Vasculitis in tuberculosis is basically at the level of lenticulostriate arteries supplying the basal ganglia and terminal cortical branches.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Infect Dis
November 2023
Department of Infectious Diseases, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Background: Few treatment options exist for patients with severe central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis (TB) worsening due to inflammatory lesions, despite optimal antitubercular therapy (ATT) and steroids. Data regarding the efficacy and safety of infliximab in these patients are sparse.
Methods: We performed a matched retrospective cohort study based on Medical Research Council (MRC) grading system and modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores comparing 2 groups of adults with CNS TB.
N Engl J Med
February 2023
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
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