• Cerebrovascular diseases · Jan 2005

    Cerebral infarcts complicating tuberculous meningitis.

    • K H Chan, R T F Cheung, R Lee, W Mak, and S L Ho.
    • Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China. koonhochan@hotmail.com
    • Cerebrovasc. Dis. 2005 Jan 1; 19 (6): 391-5.

    AbstractCerebral infarction (CI) is a serious complication of tuberculous meningitis (TBM). It can be asymptomatic or symptomatic, causing stroke. We studied 40 TBM patients. All had initial CT brain scan, CT/MRI brain scan 3 months later and urgent CT brain scan for deterioration. CI was classified into lacunar infarction (LI) or large artery infarction (LAI). Twelve (30%) had CI, in 9 (23%) it was symptomatic and in 3 (8%) silent. Seven (58%) had LAI +/- LI. Eight (67%) had multiple CI. Two died from brainstem CI and 6 were dependent at 1 year. Patients with LAI might develop posterior circulation CI more frequently than those with LI only. CI is a common complication of TBM locally, with LAI and multiple CI being common. Two thirds of TBM patients complicated by CI had poor prognosis despite adjunctive dexamethasone treatment.Copyright 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel.

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