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Magnetic resonance features of intracranial tuberculosis in children
South African Journal of Radiology | Vol 5, No 1 | a1485 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v5i1.1485
| © 2018 S. Andronikou, E. Kader, C. J. Welman
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 16 July 2018 | Published: 28 February 2001
Submitted: 16 July 2018 | Published: 28 February 2001
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S. Andronikou, Department of Paediatric Radiology, University of Cape Town; and Institute of Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, South AfricaE. Kader, Department of Paediatric Radiology, University of Cape Town; and Institute of Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, South Africa
C. J. Welman, Department of Paediatric Radiology, University of Cape Town; and Institute of Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, South Africa
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Intracranial tuberculosis in children is seen as either parenchymal tuberculous lesions or tuberculous meningitis (TBM). This article demonstrates the MR features of TBM and the two varieties of tuberculous (TB) granulomata. Gummatous granulomata (tuberculomata) comprise 90% of presenting intracranial TB lesions. They have a characteristic low signal on T2-weighted sequences that differentiates them from other commonly encountered ring-enhancing lesions such as neurocysticerci. TB abscesses are very rare and have the same features as pyogenic abscesses. Features of TBM include hydrocephalus, basal meningeal enhancement and basal ganglia infarctions.
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