单位:[1]Department of Nuclear Medicine, Beijing Friendship Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China医技科室影像中心核医学科首都医科大学附属北京友谊医院[2]Department of Radiology, Beijing Chest Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China[3]Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China医技科室影像中心放射科首都医科大学附属北京友谊医院
Background Ventricular involvement in neurotuberculosis is rare. The literature regarding the characteristics of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in ventricular tuberculosis is very limited. Purpose To describe MRI characteristics of ventricular tuberculosis and discuss the medical treatment along with the clinical outcome. Material and Methods Ten patients (6 men, 4 women; average age, 39 years) were diagnosed with ventricular tuberculosis during a period of 3 years. Four patients had the history of pulmonary/pleural tuberculosis. The clinical and MRI features of these patients were reviewed retrospectively. Results On a brain MRI, three patients showed ependymitis associated with contrast enhancement of the ependymal lining of the ventricular walls. One patient had choroid plexitis associated with prominent swollen and marked enhancement of the choroid plexus. One patient had intraventricular tuberculoma associated with an intraventricular nodule. Two patients had both ependymitis and choroid plexitis. Three patients had both intraventricular tuberculoma and choroid plexitis. Four patients had hydrocephalus. All patients underwent intrathecal injection of isoniazid and dexamethasone combined with multidrug anti-tuberculosis treatment. All patients had a good clinical recovery, except for one who developed hemi-paralysis due to cerebral infarction. On the repeated MRI of eight patients after therapy, all lesions disappeared or decreased in size, apart from in one patient who showed ventricular separation. Conclusion MRI characteristics of ventricular tuberculosis included ependymal enhancement, swelling, and enhancement of the choroid plexus and intraventricular tuberculomas. Intrathecal injection of isoniazid and dexamethasone along with multidrug chemotherapy showed good efficacy in ventricular tuberculosis.
基金:
Beijing Excellent Talent Fund [2014000021223ZK45]; Beijing Natural Science FoundationBeijing Natural Science Foundation [7152041]; Capital Clinical Characteristics Project
第一作者单位:[1]Department of Nuclear Medicine, Beijing Friendship Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China[2]Department of Radiology, Beijing Chest Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China
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通讯机构:[1]Department of Nuclear Medicine, Beijing Friendship Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China[*1]Department of Nuclear Medicine, Beijing Friendship Hospital of Capital Medical University, 95 Yong An Road, Xi Cheng District, Beijing 100050, PR China.
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Li Duo,Lv Pingxin,Lv Yan,et al.Magnetic resonance imaging characteristics and treatment aspects of ventricular tuberculosis in adult patients[J].ACTA RADIOLOGICA.2017,58(1):91-97.doi:10.1177/0284185116633913.
APA:
Li, Duo,Lv, Pingxin,Lv, Yan,Ma, Daqing&Yang, Jigang.(2017).Magnetic resonance imaging characteristics and treatment aspects of ventricular tuberculosis in adult patients.ACTA RADIOLOGICA,58,(1)
MLA:
Li, Duo,et al."Magnetic resonance imaging characteristics and treatment aspects of ventricular tuberculosis in adult patients".ACTA RADIOLOGICA 58..1(2017):91-97