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Paroxysmal autonomic instability with dystonia is normally associated with severe traumatic brain injury.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A 69-year-old man of Indonesian descent was initially suspected of having a community-acquired pneumonia, which was seen on chest X-ray and computed tomography of the chest. However, a bronchoscopy showed no abnormalities. He was treated with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid in combination with ciprofloxacin. However, nine days after admission he was disorientated and complained of headache. Neurological examination revealed no further abnormalities. A lumbar puncture revealed no evidence of meningitis. He was then transferred to our hospital. At that time, initial cultures of bronchial fluid for <jats:italic>Mycobacterium tuberculosis<\/jats:italic> turned positive, as well as polymerase chain reaction for <jats:italic>Mycobacterium tuberculosis<\/jats:italic>. Later, during his stay in our intensive care unit, he developed periods with hypertension, sinus tachycardia, excessive transpiration, decreased oxygen saturation with tachypnea, pink foamy sputum, and high fever. This constellation of symptoms was accompanied by dystonia in the first days. These episodes lasted approximately 30 minutes and improved after administration of morphine, benzodiazepines or clonidine. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an abnormal signal in the region of the hippocampus, thalamus and the anterior parts of the lentiform nucleus and caudate nucleus.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>In patients with (tuberculous) meningitis and episodes of extreme hypertension and fever, paroxysmal autonomic instability with dystonia should be considered.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/1752-1947-4-304","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2010,9,10]],"date-time":"2010-09-10T18:15:04Z","timestamp":1284142504000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Paroxysmal autonomic instability with dystonia in a patient with tuberculous meningitis: a case report"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"4","author":[{"given":"Navin A","family":"Ramdhani","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Maaike A","family":"Sikma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Theo D","family":"Witkamp","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Arjen JC","family":"Slooter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dylan W","family":"de Lange","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2010,9,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"1261_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"321","DOI":"10.1001\/archneur.61.3.321","volume":"61","author":"JA Blackman","year":"2004","unstructured":"Blackman JA, Patrick PD, Buck ML, Rust RS: Paroxysmal autonomic instability with dystonia after brain injury. 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