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- Title
Neuroimaging as a Guide to Predict Outcomes for Patients with Coccidioidal Meningitis.
- Authors
Arsura, Edward L.; Johnson, Royce; Penrose, James; Stewart, Kenneth; Kilgore, William; Reddy, Chakradhar M.; Bobba, Ravi K.
- Abstract
Sixty-two patients with coccidioidal meningitis underwent neuro imaging. Magnetic resonance imaging detected neuroimaging abnormalities in 76% of patients, and computed tomography scanning detected neuro imaging abnormalities in 41.6%. The most common abnormal neuroimaging findings were hydrocephalus (51.6%), basilar meningitis (46.8%), and cerebral infarction (38.7%). Significantly elevated mortality rates were associated with hydrocephalus and hydrocephalus coexisting with infarction. Basilar meningitis did not influence outcome. Patients without neuroimaging abnormalities had a mortality rate of 7.7%.
- Subjects
CENTRAL nervous system diseases; MENINGITIS; DIAGNOSTIC imaging; HYDROCEPHALUS; TOMOGRAPHY; BRAIN diseases
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2005, Vol 40, Issue 4, p624
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1086/427215