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NEUROLOGY INDIA
卷 60, 期 1, 页码 18-22出版社
MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.93583
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Chronic meningitis; drug-induced liver injury; rifampicine; steroids; treatment outcome
Background: Meningeal tuberculosis (TB) has higher mortality compared to other forms of central nervous system TB. However, data on predictors of mortality is limited. Aims: To determine the predictors of mortality in patients with meningeal TB. Materials and Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed the data of patients admitted with a diagnosis of meningeal TB between January 2006 and December 2008. Thwaites index score of four or less was used for the diagnosis of meningeal TB which is a weighted diagnostic index score for dichotomised clinical variables. Predictors of mortality were analyzed separately for both patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and without. Statistical Analysis: Univariate analysis and multinomial logistic regression was done. Results: Univariate analysis showed age > 40 years, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score < 8, absence of headache, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein <= 60 mg and Medical Research Council (MRC) Stage III at presentation to predict in-hospital mortality. In multinomial logistic regression age > 40 years was a risk factor for mortality when HIV patients were included (P=0.049) as well as when they were excluded (P=0.048). CSF protein = 60 mg was found to be a significant risk factor when both HIV seropositive persons (P=0.011) as well as seronegative persons (P=0.004) were included. HIV seropositivity, steroid treatment or delay in treatment did not affect mortality. Conclusions: Identification of factors predictive of in-hospital mortality will help to prognosticate patients with meningeal TB at the time of admission.
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