Retrospective review of clinical and neuroimaging observations in pyomeningitis.

dc.contributor.authorKalra, Ven_US
dc.contributor.authorPalaksha, H Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Aen_US
dc.date.accessioned1997-11-29en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-30T16:34:55Z
dc.date.available1997-11-29en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-30T16:34:55Z
dc.date.issued1997-11-29en_US
dc.description.abstractThe present study is a review of patients with pyogenic meningitis diagnosed by clinical and laboratory criteria in which CT scan was done to detect acute phase CT abnormalities with respect to post inflammatory hydrocephalus and ventriculomegaly. Fifty-six patients were identified between 1993 and 1996 in the Department of Pediatrics at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. A CT scan was available in 30. The diagnosis was compatible with a definitive pyogenic meningitis in 17 and probable pyogenic meningitis in 13. The acute stage CT scans performed within the first four weeks of illness revealed ventriculomegaly in 10 out of 30 bacterial meningitis (33%), (41.1% of definitive meningitis compared to only 23% of the probable meningitis group). Follow-up CT scans revealed persistent ventriculomegaly in 2. Both patients with persistent ventriculomegaly had frontal atrophy. None of the patients merited a shunt or any medical measures. Cortical atrophy as an aftermath of acute bacterial meningitis may cause persistent ventriculomegaly. The frontal cortex localization may explain the frequency of seizures and other sequelae observed in pyogenic meningitis. An early recognition may help to prognosticate patient outcome.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartments of Pediatrics and Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKalra V, Palaksha HK, Gupta A. Retrospective review of clinical and neuroimaging observations in pyomeningitis. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 1997 Nov-Dec; 64(6 Suppl): 22-9en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/84703
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/icb/icbai.shtmlen_US
dc.subject.meshAcute Diseaseen_US
dc.subject.meshAnti-Bacterial Agents --therapeutic useen_US
dc.subject.meshAtrophy --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshCerebral Cortex --pathologyen_US
dc.subject.meshCerebral Infarction --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshCerebral Ventricles --pathologyen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshFever --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshHypertrophy --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshIndiaen_US
dc.subject.meshMeningitis, Bacterial --complicationsen_US
dc.subject.meshPrognosisen_US
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshSeizures --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshSuppurationen_US
dc.subject.meshTime Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshTomography, X-Ray Computeden_US
dc.titleRetrospective review of clinical and neuroimaging observations in pyomeningitis.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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