[Tuberculous meningitis: value of neuro-imaging for early diagnosis]. / Méningo-encéphalite tuberculeuse: importance de la neuroradiologie pour un diagnostic précoce.

ABSTRACT

The authors report a case of tuberculous meningoencephalitis diagnosed in a 20-month-old boy with severe neurological sequelae. Most cases of the tuberculous meningitis occur in children less than 3 years old. The mortality rate and incidence of sequelae are greater without early treatment. Imaging has a great impact in the early diagnosis of this disease. In Europe, the increasing incidence of tuberculosis underscores the need to diagnose tuberculous meningitis without delay in children in order to provide a prompt and appropriate treatment.