tuberculous meningitis in children

Tuberculous meningitis in children is a pathological change of pia mater, arachnoid membrane, brain parenchyma and cerebrovascular caused by tuberculous bacteria invading the central nervous system. More seen in children under 5 years old, the source of infection is mainly from adults suffering from open pulmonary tuberculosis, and the route of transmission is mainly respiratory tract, which often occurs within 6 months to 1 year after the first infection of tuberculosis, which is small...