Solitary tuberculous brain lesions: 24 new cases and a review of the literature
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11110%2F14%3A10292332" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11110/14:10292332 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0035378714007991" target="_blank" >http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0035378714007991</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurol.2013.12.008" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.neurol.2013.12.008</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Solitary tuberculous brain lesions: 24 new cases and a review of the literature
Original language description
A solitary tuberculous brain lesion (STBL) can be difficult to distinguish from a glioma, metastasis or other infectious disease, especially from a pyogenic brain abscess. We analyzed the clinical characteristics, diagnostic procedures and outcomes of 24patients with STBL diagnosed in three centers from France, India and Mexico. We also reviewed 92 STBL cases previously reported in the literature. General symptoms were found in 54% of our patients, including enlarged lymph nodes in 20%. Cerebrospinal fluid was typically abnormal, with lymphocytic pleocytosis and a high protein level. The lung CT scan was abnormal in 56% of patients, showing lymphadenopathy or pachipleuritis. Brain MRI or CT was always abnormal, showing contrast-enhanced lesions. Typically, MRI abnormalities were hypointense on T1-weighted sequences, while T2-weighted sequences showed both a peripheral hypersignal and a central hyposignal. The diagnosis was documented microbiologically or supported histologically in 71
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
FH - Neurology, neuro-surgery, nuero-sciences
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Revue Neurologique
ISSN
0035-3787
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
170
Issue of the periodical within the volume
6-7
Country of publishing house
FR - FRANCE
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
454-463
UT code for WoS article
000338756500008
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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