M. Rutschle et al., MRI AND CT DIAGNOSTICS IN ACUTE CEREBRAL TUBERCULOSIS, RoFo. Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der neuenbildgebenden Verfahren, 159(5), 1993, pp. 471-475
5 unusual cases of cerebral tuberculosis are reported. Three of the ca
ses initially showed the typical history and aspect of herpes simplex
encephalitis, and two of a cerebral tumour. Both CT and MRI, and also
the clinical neurological symptoms, were confusing. Microbiological cu
lture in three and histological preparation in two cases confirmed the
diagnosis of cerebral tuberculosis. Three cases showed the developmen
t of tuberculomas under therapy. The study of the literature suggests
that this is not rare, which is explained by pathogenetic reflexions c
oncerning the allergical genesis of the tuberculomas.