PROGNOSIS o The prognosis of tuberculous meningitis correlates most closely with the clinical stage of diagnosis and treatment Age: infants or younger children are generall worse than that of older children o Drug resistant strain Variation of host immunity o Appropriate therapeutic regimen Completion of the antitubercular agent regimen
16 PROGNOSIS ◆ The prognosis of tuberculous meningitis correlates most closely with the clinical stage of diagnosis and treatment. ◆ Age: infants or younger children are generally worse than that of older children ◆ Drug resistant strain ◆ Variation of host immunity ◆ Appropriate therapeutic regimen ◆ Completion of the antituberculor agent regimen
It is imperative that antituberculosis treatment be considered for any child who develops basilar meningitis and hydrocephalus, cranial nerve palsy, or stroke with no other apparent etiology
17 It is imperative that antituberculosis treatment be considered for any child who develops basilar meningitis and hydrocephalus, cranial nerve palsy, or stroke with no other apparent etiology