CT Diagnosis in Tuberculosis of the Brain / 昆明医科大学学报

ABSTRACT

To evaluate CT in the diagnosis of tuber culosis of the brain． CT findings in 95 cases with tuberculosis of t he bran confirmed clinically were analyzed retrospectively． Results: The CT detectability fate was 80%． The direct CT si ngs included exudation in basal system, meningitis, enhancement and intracranial tuberculosi s． The indirect signs had hydrocephalus infarction, atrophy calcification, periventricular hypo densith and subdural fluid accumulation etc． The most usual appearance was hydrocephalus． Conclusions: (1) It was helpful to diagnose when very two kinds of direct sings or a kind of dir ect sings and more than two kinds of indirect sings appeared． (2)The plain and contrast canning s hould be routinely used in tuberculosis of the brain．