{"title":"Tuberculous meningiomyeloradicuIitis—a report of two cases","authors":"D.P. Naidoo, D. Desai, L. Kranidiotis","doi":"10.1016/0041-3879(91)90026-O","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Two cases of tuberculous meningitis complicated by spread to the spinal cord and nerve roots are described. Recognition of impending paraplegia by a rising cerebrospinal fluid protein content and manometric block should prompt steroid therapy as this may prevent irreversible neurological deficit.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":23472,"journal":{"name":"Tubercle","volume":"72 1","pages":"Pages 65-69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1991-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0041-3879(91)90026-O","citationCount":"11","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Tubercle","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/004138799190026O","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Two cases of tuberculous meningitis complicated by spread to the spinal cord and nerve roots are described. Recognition of impending paraplegia by a rising cerebrospinal fluid protein content and manometric block should prompt steroid therapy as this may prevent irreversible neurological deficit.