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ArticleClinical case reports2023

Tuberculous meningitis initially manifesting as acute areflexic paraparesis: A case report.

Balintona Reynaldo, Memon Noor Illahi, Tarab Iqbal, Sidra M Nayyar, Abdulqadir J Nashwan

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Balintona ReynaldoDepartment of Medicine, Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
Memon Noor IllahiDepartment of Medicine, Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
Tarab IqbalDepartment of Medicine, Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
Sidra M NayyarDepartment of Medicine, Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
Abdulqadir J NashwanDepartment of Nursing, Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4845-4119
Hamad General Hospital · QA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Key Clinical Message: TBM has a very high rate of adverse sequelae if not treated immediately. Diagnosing can be challenging due to overlapping symptoms with other disease processes, and diagnostic tests are often inconclusive. Abstract: A 20-year-old man experienced progressive paraplegia and urinary retention. After extensive laboratory and imaging evaluation for tuberculous meningitis and alternative diagnoses, spinal MRI showed features suggestive of arachnoiditis. He was treated empirically with anti-tuberculosis drugs and corticosteroids. This led to significant improvement and eventual recovery.

Indexed as

acute Paraparesisspinal Arachnoiditistuberculous meningitistuberculous Radiculomyelitis

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PMID37476602
PMCPMC10354349
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