Tuberculous meningitis (TBM): clinical features

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM): clinical features. Recent contact, HIV, Alcoholism, Malnutrition, Diabetes mellitus. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Risk factors

  • Recent contact
  • HIV
  • Alcoholism
  • Malnutrition
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Malignancy
  • Steroid use
  • Possibly genetic and racial factors

Prodrome

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Meningeal features

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Cranial nerve palsies

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Neuroimaging features

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Indicators of TBM v Cryptococcal meningitis

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References

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