[Long term mental consequences in children with purulent meningoencephalitis].
Long-term intellectual sequelae were studied in 14 children who suffered purulent meningitis during their first two years of life. A proportion of 50.0% showed an I.Q. under 90 points, but no statistical difference was found when compared with a control group made up with siblings of the patients. The main difference between both groups corresponded to a greater percentage of inadequate development in patients who had suffered meningitis. This disturbance is chiefly related with environmental factors that showed the existence of familial and social integration problems in 86% of children having an I.Q. under 90 points, against only 14% of cases showing an I.Q. above 90 points.
D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000150:complications*; D013492:Suppuration
Secuelas intelectuales a largo plazo en niños con meningoencefalitis purulenta.