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Lint: tuberculous-pachymeningitis

Strong List Colon Position
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"T1: hypointense thickened dura mater"

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"T2: hypointense thickened meninges"

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"T1 C+ (Gd): intense homogenous enhancement of thickened meninges"

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Acronyms
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"The epidemiology of patients with tuberculomas is the same as that of other CNS manifestations of TB (see CNS tuberculosis)."

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Heterogeneous Spelling
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"T1 C+ (Gd): intense homogenous enhancement of thickened meninges"

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Semicolons
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"Causes of pachymeningitis are broad; therefore, workup including serology, tuberculin skin test, CSF analysis, imaging and dura mater biopsy are used to confirm the diagnosis of tuberculous pachymeningitis 6. Other aetiologies for pachymeningitis are highlighted here."

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Oxford Comma
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"Causes of pachymeningitis are broad; therefore, workup including serology, tuberculin skin test, CSF analysis, imaging and dura mater biopsy are used to confirm the diagnosis of tuberculous pachymeningitis 6. Other aetiologies for pachymeningitis are highlighted here."

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"Clinical presentation varies according to the location of the pathology. Symptoms may include headache, vomiting and focal neurological deficits 4,5."

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"Common sites of tuberculous pachymeningitis involvement are the cavernous sinuses, floor of the middle cranial fossa, tentorium and cerebral convexity 7."

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