Abstract
We present a rare case of follow-up by neuroimaging in a 57-year-old man with a previous pneumoencephalography to evaluate ventricular tuberculosis (TB). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the whole head was performed at 3T using T1-weighted magnetization-prepared rapid gradient echo (T1-MPRAGE). A full quantitative sensory testing battery on the forearm was also performed, alongside a brief clinical examination. All test results were normal with the exception of the T1-MPRAGE which showed enlarged ventricles and a cyst-like focal changes, mistaken for a sign of old ischaemic infarct. The change, however, is consistent with the insertion of a cannula for the pneumoencephalogram. This is the first follow-up report with neuroimaging presented nearly 40 years after the diagnosis of ventricular TB.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | e6340 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Cureus |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 10 Dec 2019 |
Keywords
- ventricular tuberculosis
- tuberculosis
- mri
- central tuberculosis
- pneumoencephalography
- magnetic resonance imaging
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