Tuberculous meningitis (TBM): complications

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

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM): complications. Tuberculous encephalopathy, Border-zone encephalitis in children. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Cognitive complications

  • Tuberculous encephalopathy
  • Border-zone encephalitis in children
  • Cognitive impairment
  • Learning difficulty in children
  • Persistent vegetative state
  • Coma

Ischaemic stroke: predictors

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Intracranial haemorrhage

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Epilepsy: predictors

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Spinal complications

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Optochiasmatic arachnoiditis

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Other neurological complications

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Endocrine complications

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Poor prognostic factors

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References

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  3. Thwaites GE, van Toorn R, Schoeman J. Tuberculous meningitis: more questions, still too few answers. Lancet Neurol 2013; 12:999–1010.
  4. Anderson NE, Somaratne J, Mason DF, Holland D, Thomas MG. Neurological and systemic complications of tuberculous meningitis and its treatment at Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand. J Clin Neurosci 2010; 17:1114-1118.
  5. Anuradha HK, Garg RK, Agarwal A, Sinha MK, Verma R, Singh MK, Shukla R. Predictors of stroke in patients of tuberculous meningitis and its effect on the outcome. Q J Med 2010; 103:671–678.
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