title: Tuberculous meningitis in children.
abstract: Between May 1988 and November 1992 the data from 52 patients with tuberculous meningitis (TBM) were noted down for their symptoms and signs, BCG vaccines, PPD tests; clinical, laboratory, radiologic and microbiologic findings. These data were discussed by means of literature knowledge. Cranial computed tomography (CT) demonstrated hydrocephalus (HC) in 98% of the patients. There was a statistically significant difference among the clinical stages on admission in respect to prognosis (P < 0.05). In addition, there was also a significant relationship between prognosis and HC (P < 0.05). However, we did not find any significant relationship between parenchymal involvement, basilar meningitis and prognosis (P > 0.05).
authors: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Medical School of Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Altunbaşak
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Alhan
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Baytok
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Aksaray
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Yüksel
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Onenli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology