<prompt> In tuberculous meningitis, the exudates tends to be most severe:Over the frontal regions of the brainAt the base of the brainAround the cerebellumIn the ventricles  <response>: In tuberculous meningitis, the greatest degree of meningeal involvement and collection of exudates is around the brainstem and at the base of the brain. This is impoant because it can lead either to involvement of the cranial nerves or to obstruction of the basal cisterns and hydrocephalus, both of which are seen commonly in this condition. Ref: Ropper A.H., Samuels M.A. 2009. Chapter 32. Infections of the Nervous System Bacterial, Fungal, Spirochetal, Parasitic and Sarcoidosis. In A.H. Ropper, M.A. Samuels Eds, Adams and Victors Principles of Neurology, 9e. 