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A case of multiple tuberculomas of the brain in a pregnant patient is reported. The symptoms and signs suggested a lesion of the cerebellum which was found to be only congested and oedematous at craniotomy. The correct diagnosis was made at autopsy.
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Capon, A., Noterman, J., Hubert, J.P. et al. Multiple tuberculomas of the brain. Acta neurochir 32, 303–312 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01405463
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