Two Hundred and One Cases of Intracranial Tuberculoma Treated Surgically

Of 38,510 patients admitted to the Neurosurgical Clinic of Bucharest during the 23-year period 1935-57, 2,757 were operated upon for expanding intracranial lesions. These included 201 cases of tuberculoma in patients of ages varying from 3 months to 68 years, the highest incidence being recorded under 30 years of age, particularly in the age group below 20 (Table The relative frequency of tuberculoma in children is due to the fact that tuberculous infection is relatively commoner during childhood, usually being followed by tuberculoma within a short interval (one month to one year). In patients under 20, the tuberculoma is usually infratentorial, while after the age of 20 it is equally frequent in the infra-and in the supra-tentorial areas.