J Korean Radiol Soc.  1988 Feb;24(1):30-37. 10.3348/jkrs.1988.24.1.30.

CT findings of intracranial tuberculosis

• Kim JH
• Suh JH
• Kim DI
• Kim MS
• Sung KJ

• KMID: 2359307
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.1988.24.1.30

Abstract

Althought the most common form of tuberculosis is pulmonary, one of the most dangerous forms is that whichaffects the central nervous systems. The CT is valuable in determining disease, locations and extent of brainleions. One hundred-eight cases of intracranial tuberculosis were studied by CT in Severance and Wonju ChristianHospital from Jan. 1982 to Jnu. 1986. The results are as follows: 1. The age distribution was broad from 6 monthsto 68 years. The incidence was the highest in the age group from 0 to 5, and the male to female ratio was 1.2:1.2. The common CT findings were obliteration and abnormal enhancement of basal cisterns that were observed in 63cases(58%) and ventricular dilatation in 56 cases(52%). The single or multiple enhancing nodules denotingtuberculomas were observed in 31 cases, that were distributed in cerebral hemisphere, brain stem or cerebellum.Eighteen cases of brain infarction were observed and most frequent site of infarction was basal ganglia(14 cases).3. Nineteen cases showed normal findings in CT scan inspite of the intracranial tuberculosis.

MeSH Terms

Age Distribution
Brain Infarction
Brain Stem
Central Nervous System
Cerebrum
Dilatation
Female
Gangwon-do
Humans
Incidence
Infarction
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tuberculosis*