title: Predictors of mortality in childhood neurotuberculosis: a retrospective study of 84 cases.
abstract: In our institute neurotuberculosis now forms (0.6%) of an average of 2000 total admission per year. Our mortality rate was 38%. Young age patients who present themselves late and delay in the initiation of anti-tuberculous therapy correlated significantly with poor outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gebremariam
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine