Tuberculous meningitis

Abstract

Abstract Tuberculous meningitis is possibly complicated with multiple cerebral infarctions and basal meningitis, and the mortality and neurological prognosis is reportedly poor. This case suggested that clinicians should consider tuberculous meningitis as a differential diagnosis of patients with disturbed consciousness in an aging country Japan.

Keywords

• basal meningitis
• cerebral infarction
• miliary tuberculosis
• tuberculous meningitis