Carbamazepine-induced Seizure in a Nonepileptic Child
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Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology ¦ Volume 20 ¦ Issue 4 ¦ October-December 2017 432 tuberculosis or malignant cells. India ink preparation was negative. Magnetic resonance imaging brain revealed hypodensity involving left frontoparietal region. Contrast-enhanced imaging of the brain revealed multiple ring-enhancing lesion involving bilateral cerebral hemisphere, cerebellum, and pons. There was marked edema in the left frontoparietal region [Figure 1]. High resolution computed tomography thorax detected numerous disseminated small nodular lesions involving bilateral lung field suggestive of miliary pulmonary tuberculosis. The patient was given antituberculosis treatment (ATT) and dexamethasone. After 2 months, there was a significant improvement.
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