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. 1994 Oct;36(5):480-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1994.tb03229.x.

Tuberculous meningitis in children

S Altunbaşak  1 , E Alhan, V Baytok, N Aksaray, B Yüksel, N Onenli
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Tuberculous meningitis in children

S Altunbaşak et al. Acta Paediatr Jpn. 1994 Oct.

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).

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