Abstract

ZALBA ETAYO, B. et al. Middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke presentation of miliar tuberculosis. An. Med. Interna (Madrid) [online]. 2008, vol.25, n.4, pp.181-182. ISSN 0212-7199.

Presence of central nervous system by extrapulmonary tuberculosis is an infrequent disease specially among non HIV infected patients, and it is associated with poor prognosis and high mortality rates. We report a case with a middle cerebral artery ischemic strocke as a first symptom of miliar tuberculosis.

Keywords : Middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke; Tuberculous meningitis; Miliar tuberculosis.

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