title: Outcome of meningitis among children less than 2-y-old in Haryana.
abstract: Incidence of neurological complications and disability following meningitis among children less than 2 y in a community setting in Haryana was assessed. Cases were enrolled from hospitals of in Yamunanagar district. They were first assessed for disability or neurological complications at their home by health workers 1 y after hospital discharge using standard WHO ten questionnaire screening tool, and then by medical officers; finally they were examined by a pediatrician. Eighty one children could be contacted from a total of 91 meningitis cases. Among these 16 children had died (case fatality ratio 19.7 %). Among 65 survivors, disability was observed in 11 (17 %), and neurological complications were found in 24 (37 %) children. Microcephaly (8.6 %), seizures (6.7 %), cerebral palsy, hemiparesis and development deficit (some with hearing impairment, and language delay) were the major disabilities/neurological complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatric Centre, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Sunit C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Singhi
authors.forename: Madhu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015996:Survival Rate