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Tuberculous meningitis with blindness and perichiasmal involvement on MRI.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7748365     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
An 11-year-old boy with tuberculous meningitis developed blindness, a rare complication of this disease in the United States. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated perichiasmal enhancement, suggesting that arachnoiditis caused the visual loss. Serial neuroimaging over 7 months revealed a persistent inflammatory process in the chiasmatic cistern, hydrocephalus, and progressive cerebral infarctions.
Authors:
I E Silverman; G T Liu; L T Bilaniuk; N J Volpe; S L Galetta
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pediatric neurology     Volume:  12     ISSN:  0887-8994     ISO Abbreviation:  Pediatr. Neurol.     Publication Date:  1995 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-06-21     Completed Date:  1995-06-21     Revised Date:  2006-05-23    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8508183     Medline TA:  Pediatr Neurol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  65-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Arachnoiditis / complications,  diagnosis
Blindness / etiology*
Cerebral Infarction / diagnosis
Child
Fatal Outcome
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hydrocephalus / diagnosis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Optic Chiasm / pathology*
Tuberculosis, Meningeal / complications,  diagnosis*

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