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Late Neurological Sequelae of Tuberculous Meningitis
Author(s) -
DONNER MÄRTA,
WASZHÖCKERT OLE
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1963.tb08793.x
Subject(s) - medicine , spastic , paraplegia , tuberculous meningitis , spastic quadriplegia , pediatrics , nystagmus , ataxia , spasticity , lesion , surgery , meningitis , cerebral palsy , anesthesia , spinal cord , physical therapy , audiology , psychiatry
Summary The neurological findings in a follow‐up study of 103 children treated for and cured of tuberculous meningitis in 1949—54, are presented. Fifty children were found to be free of late neurological sequelae, 29 had minor neurological sequelae including 2 with cranial nerve palsies, nystagmus, and ataxia, 13 with mild disturbances of coordination and 10 with symptoms of upper motor neuron lesion without subjective complaints. Gross neurological sequelae were found in 22 cases, including 8 with spastic palsies, 9 with spastic palsies and convulsions, and 5 with convulsions without spastic palsies. Two children were found to have sequelae of spinal lesions; one had paraplegia and the other disturbance of sensation on the dorsum of the left foot. Fourteen children had convulsions.