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1. NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS AND BACILLE CALMETTE-GUERIN VACCINATION STATUS OF CHILDREN WITH TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS: A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE

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Bibi Aalia and Syed Sajid Hussain Shah

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tuberculosis, meningitis, immunization, hydrocephalus, stroke, neurological deficits, vaccination, Medicine
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OBJECTIVE: To assess for the neurological complications and Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination status of children with tuberculosis meningitis (TBM). METHODS: This retrospective study was conducted in Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad, Pakistan. Data of diagnosed case of TBM who received anti-tuberculous therapy from 2017 to 2020 was retrieved from records. Records of children, aged 6 months to 10 years of either gender were included and vaccination status was documented along with CT scan findings. Neurological complications in hospital and outcome were recorded as discharge, expiry and transfer to other hospital. RESULTS: Out of 40 patients, 17 (42.5%) were males and 23 (57.5%) females. Age ranged from 6 months to 8 years with mean age of 2.81±2.29 years. Weight ranged from 5 to 24 kg and mean weight was 10.36±4.96 kg. About 72.5% patients were

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2020
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2. NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS AND BACILLE CALMETTE-GUERIN VACCINATION STATUS OF CHILDREN WITH TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS: A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE

Author

Syed Sajid Hussain Shah and Bibi Aalia

Subjects
Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, Tuberculosis, business.industry, Mortality rate, Retrospective cohort study, medicine.disease, Tuberculous meningitis, Hydrocephalus, General Health Professions, medicine, General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, Complication, business, General Dentistry, Stroke, Meningitis
Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess for the neurological complications and Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination status of children with tuberculosis meningitis (TBM). METHODS: This retrospective study was conducted in Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad, Pakistan. Data of diagnosed case of TBM who received anti-tuberculous therapy from 2017 to 2020 was retrieved from records. Records of children, aged 6 months to 10 years of either gender were included and vaccination status was documented along with CT scan findings. Neurological complications in hospital and outcome were recorded as discharge, expiry and transfer to other hospital. RESULTS: Out of 40 patients, 17 (42.5%) were males and 23 (57.5%) females. Age ranged from 6 months to 8 years with mean age of 2.81±2.29 years. Weight ranged from 5 to 24 kg and mean weight was 10.36±4.96 kg. About 72.5% patients were

Published
2020

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