TB Research

Infantile Tuberculous Meningitis Complicated by West Syndrome

Dhawan SR, Sahu JK, Sankhyan N, Vyas S, Singhi PD

Journal of pediatric neurosciences · 2018-04

Abstract

Tuberculous meningitis rarely causes refractory epilepsy and is a rare cause of West syndrome. We describe three infants, who had tuberculous meningitis complicated by stroke and paradoxical tuberculoma, and, who later developed West syndrome.