TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS IN CHILDREN - RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 79 PATIENTS, WITH AN ANALYSIS OF PROGNOSTIC FACTORS
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 120 (3), 305-309
Abstract
A study of 79 cases of tuberculous meningitis in children, with an emphasis on prognostic factors, was conducted by means of a review of hospital records and completion of a follow-up questionnaire. The survival rate was 62%. Stage 3 disease (with severe changes in the sensorium and often severe neurologic abnormalities) at the time of admission, age 3 yr or less associated miliary tuberculosis and delay in the initation of therapy correlated significantly with poor outcome. Severe neurologic complications in the acute phase were also related to poor outcome and severe sequelae. General recommendations pertaining to treatment are made.This publication has 25 references indexed in Scilit:
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