학술논문
Frontal Lobe Tuberculoma: A Clinical and Imaging Challenge.
Document Type
Case Study
Source
Subject
*TUBERCULOSIS in children
*FRONTAL lobe diseases
*ANTITUBERCULAR agents
*HEADACHE in children
*CHILDREN
*THERAPEUTICS
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Language
ISSN
1029-1857
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pediatric nervous system tuberculomas are usually infra-tentorial and multiple. A frontal lobe location is rare. CASE DETAILS: We report a 10 year-old boy who presented with a chronic headache and episodes of loss of consciousness. He had no signs of primary pulmonary tuberculosis and a diagnosis of frontal tuberculoma was made upon a post-operative biopsy. He improved following treatment with anti-tubercular drugs. CONCLUSION: Tuberculosis should be considered in children with a chronic headache or focal neurologic deficit and a supratentorial intracranial mass in endemic countries like Ethiopia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]