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Imaging of Central Nervous System Tuberculosis

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Imaging of Tuberculosis

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Diagn Imaging))

Abstract

Central nervous system tuberculosis is a serious infection, comprising approximately 10% of all cases of tuberculosis. It is a potentially curable disease, provided that the diagnosis is timely. Its clinical and radiological manifestations may mimic other infectious and non-infectious neurological conditions. Hence, familiarity with the imaging presentations of the various forms of central nervous system tuberculosis is essential to achieve an early diagnosis, thereby reducing the disease morbidity and mortality. This chapter reviews the imaging characteristics of the different forms of central nervous system tuberculosis involving the brain and the intradural component of the spine.

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Abbreviations

AFB:

Acid-fast bacilli

CNS:

Central nervous system

CSF:

Cerebrospinal fluid

CT:

Computed tomography

DWI:

Diffusion-weighted imaging

FLAIR:

Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

TB:

Tuberculosis

TBA:

Tuberculous brain abscess

TBM:

Tuberculous meningitis

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, National Institute of Neurology Mongi Ben Hamida, Tunis, Tunisia

    Nadia Hammami, Skander Sammoud, Siwar Sbaihi & Cyrine Drissi

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  3. Department of Infectious Diseases, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia

    Lamia Ammari & Aida Berriche

  4. Department of Infectious Diseases, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia

    Mohamed Chakroun

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    Mohamed Chakroun

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Hammami, N. et al. (2022). Imaging of Central Nervous System Tuberculosis. In: Ladeb, M.F., Peh, W.C.G. (eds) Imaging of Tuberculosis. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07040-2_5

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