Title: A case report of stroke due to brain stem tuberculoma
Authors: Dr Manomenane.M, Dr A.K. Badrinath MD General Medicine, Dr S. Suresh Babu MD General Medicine
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i12.39
Abstract
Tuberculosis still highly prevalent in developing countries commonly affects the lungs. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in tuberculosis is common in India but tuberculoma a manifestation of tuberculosis which mimics a tumor is not common.1 most of the CNS tuberculoma presents with seizures or focal signs . here we presents an elderly female with acute CVA with right sided hemiparesis .computed tomography of the brain showed a hyperdense lesion in the left pons. Further contrast enhanced MRI brain revealed left pontine tuberculoma. There are few case reports of tuberculoma presenting as acute stroke.
Keywords: Stroke, brain stem, tuberculoma.