Case Report
Year: 2023 | Month: April | Volume: 10 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 22-25
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20230404
A Rare Case Report of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Secondary to Tuberculous Vasculitis Following Tuberculous Meningitis
Apoorva Janardhan1, B Visakan2, Madhura T L3
1,2,3Department of General Medicine, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Adichunchanagiri University, Bellur, India
Corresponding Author: Apoorva Janardhan
ABSTRACT
Most of the strokes in tuberculous meningitis are usually multiple, bilateral, and located in the basal ganglia, especially the ‘tubercular zone’, which comprises of the caudate, anterior thalamus, anterior limb and genu of the internal capsule. Mechanism of stroke in tuberculous meningitis is usually attributed to vasculitis. Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is fatal in approximately one-third of patients, and the sequelae of the disease in those who survive is challenging.
Keywords: TBM- Tuberculous meningitis TB-Tuberculosis
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