Neurologic Sequelae of Tuberculous Meningitis

Abstract

A novel scoring system has been developed to predict neurologic sequelae (NS) in children with tuberculous meningitis, in a retrospective study of 20 cases treated during 1991-2001 at the University of California and Children’s Hospital, San Diego, CA.

Keywords

• neurologic sequelae
• novel scoring system
• dexamethasone