Meningeal tuberculosis is also known as tubercular meningitis or TB meningitis. Risk factors. TB and TB meningitis can develop in children and adults of all ages. However, ...

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is difficult to diagnose and treat for a number of reasons: the pathology is poorly understood; rapid, sensitive and affordable diagnostics have yet to be developed; ...

To the Editor: In spite of the many advances made in the control of tuberculosis, acute miliary tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis are by no means rare. During the two years 1960 and 1961 a to ...

Meningeal Tuberculosis . Also known as TB meningitis, bacteria that spreads to the central nervous system can cause inflammation in the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord.

"Other symptoms include irritability, unconsciousness, stiff neck, seizures, nausea/vomiting and sensitivity to light," says Dr. John Sellick, a professor of medicine in the infectious diseases ...

Radboudumc researchers used metabolomics to study cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from tuberculous meningitis patients in Vietnam and Indonesia, with long-standing collaborators from Bandung and ...

Tuberculosis is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is considered a global health threat. "Most treatments for TB meningitis are based on studies of treatments for pulmonary TB ...

Chemicals, allergies, adverse reactions to certain medications and some cancers can also cause meningitis. "Tuberculosis is another cause of meningitis, but tuberculous meningitis is rare in the ...