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Nithish Nanda Palanisamy1, Dhiran Sivasubramanian2, Virushnee Senthilkumar1
1Coimbatore Medical College Coimbatore India.
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|September 2, 2025
Resumen
Los tuberculomas intracraneales, lesiones cerebrales raras causadas por Mycobacterium tuberculosis, pueden imitar los accidentes cerebrovasculares. El diagnóstico y el tratamiento tempranos son vitales para la recuperación, especialmente en las áreas endémicas.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Neurología
- Enfermedades infecciosas
- Radiología
Sus antecedentes:
- Los tuberculomas intracraneales son manifestaciones poco comunes de la tuberculosis (TB).
- Estas lesiones cerebrales surgen de la propagación de Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a menudo desde sitios pulmonares.
- Pueden presentarse atípicamente, imitando otras afecciones neurológicas.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para resaltar los desafíos de diagnóstico de los tuberculomas intracraneales.
- Para enfatizar su potencial para imitar accidentes cerebrovasculares (accidentes cerebrovasculares).
- Para subrayar la importancia de un diagnóstico y tratamiento oportunos.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de las presentaciones clínicas y los hallazgos por imágenes de los tuberculomas intracraneales.
- Comparación con las presentaciones del ictus en pacientes jóvenes inmunocompetentes.
- Análisis de los resultados del tratamiento.
Principales resultados:
- Los tuberculomas intracraneales pueden presentarse como déficits neurológicos focales, parecidos a los accidentes cerebrovasculares.
- El diagnóstico puede retrasarse debido a la falta de síntomas sistémicos de TB.
- El tratamiento antituberculoso inmediato se asocia con resultados favorables.
Conclusiones:
- Los tuberculomas intracraneales plantean un desafío de diagnóstico, a menudo imitando los accidentes cerebrovasculares.
- La consideración de la tuberculosis es crucial en las regiones endémicas, incluso con presentaciones atípicas.
- El tratamiento antituberculoso temprano mejora el pronóstico del paciente.
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