Please check:
Tuberculous meningitis presenting with nonconvulsive status epilepticus.
Arman F, Kaya D, Akgün Y, Kocagöz S.
Epilepsy Behav. 2011 Jan;20(1):111-5.
Meningitis is a common cause of convulsive status epilepticus.
Jolobe O.
Arch Dis Child. 2005 Aug;90(8):878.
Dear Preet,
Prof. Meyer provided great references above, regarding the occurrence of seizure as well as CSE and NCSE in tuberculous meningitis patients.
If I may add, as you know, CNS Tuberculosis can also present as intracranial tuberculoma or spinal tuberculous arachnoiditis. Intracranial tuberculoma in comparison to tuberculous meningitis is less epileptogenic. However, patients can still present with intractable seizures. For more information please refer to:
Turgut M, Akhaddar A, Turgut AT, Garg RK. Tuberculosis of the central nervous system: pathogenesis, imaging, and management. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing; 2017. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-50712-5.
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