Journal
NEURORADIOLOGY
Volume 45, Issue 10, Pages 727-729Publisher
SPRINGER-VERLAG
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-003-1077-y
Keywords
spinal arachnoiditis; tuberculous meningitis; magnetic resonance imaging
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Spinal arachnoiditis is one of the common and disabling complication of tuberculous meningitis (TBM). We focused on early diagnosis of spinal arachnoiditis by spinal MRI in asymptomatic patients in whom neurological examination was normal. We studied 16 patients with a diagnosis of probable or highly probable TBM with symptoms for less than 1 month; three had radiological evidence of spinal arachnoiditis. High cerebrospinal fluid protein appeared to be a risk factor for development of spinal arachnoiditis. MRI is sensitive to detect early spinal arachnoiditis. Earlier diagnosis may be helpful in management of spinal arachnoiditis in TBM.
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