Computerized tomography (CT) brain findings in children with tuberculous meningitis

Objective: to study the frequency of computerized tomography (ct) brain findings in children with tuberculous meningitis. material and methods: this descriptive study was carried in khyber teaching hospital,peshawar from june 2014 to may 2016. forty-four children with tuberculous meningitis admitted in children a unit had their ct scan done and the findings were compared. results: forty-four children were included in this study. meningeal enhancement was found in 35(81.4%) of ct scans. ventricular dilatation in 32 (74.4%) cases and frank hydrocephalus in (27.9%) cases. infarcts were found in 10(23.3%) cases. tuberculoma in 4(9.3%) cases. conclusion: meningeal enhancement followed by ventricular dilatation and hydrocephalus were the common findings which can be used for diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (tbm). © 2017,khyber medical college. all rights reserved.