What are the symptoms of tuberculous (TB) meningitis?

lwin

Nowelle

@lwin Signs and symptoms
Classic clinical features associated with active pulmonary TB are as follows (elderly individuals with TB may not display typical signs and symptoms):

Cough
Weight loss/anorexia
Fever
Night sweats
Hemoptysis
Chest pain (can also result from tuberculous acute pericarditis)
Fatigue
Symptoms of tuberculous meningitis may include the following:

Headache that has been either intermittent or persistent for 2-3 weeks
Subtle mental status changes that may progress to coma over a period of days to weeks
Low-grade or absent fever