Table 2 Clinical presentations of patients with tuberculous meningitis and Brucella meningitis
From: Chronic meningitis in adults: a comparison between neurotuberculosis and neurobrucellosis
TBM (n = 28) | BM (n = 42) | Risk ratio (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Headache, n (%) | 15/21 (71.4) | 37/40 (92.5) | 0.77 (0.58 to 1.03) | 0.052 |
Nausea/Vomiting, n (%) | 11/20 (55.0) | 26/35 (74.3) | 0.74 (0.48 to 1.15) | 0.143 |
Fever, n (%) | 19/21 (90.5) | 29/38 (76.3) | 1.19 (0.95 to 1.49) | 0.297 |
Altered consciousnessa, n (%) | 19/27 (70.4) | 14/41 (34.2) | 2.06 (1.26 to 3.37) | 0.003 |
Seizures, n (%) | 4/26 (15.4) | 6/40 (15.0) | 1.03 (0.32 to 3.29) | 1.000 |
Neck stiffness, n (%) | 5/19 (26.3) | 13/30 (43.3) | 0.61 (0.26 to 1.43) | 0.229 |
Neurologic deficits, n (%) | 9/20 (45.0) | 8/36 (22.2) | 2.03 (0.93 to 4.42) | 0.076 |
Extra-neural involvement, n (%) | 16 (57.1) | 5 (11.9) | 4.80 (1.98 to 11.61) | < 0.001 |