Table 4 Long-term outcome associated with acute main complications for Salmonell a meningitis in twenty-one survivors
Findings | Survivors (N = 21) n/total (%)* | Number of acute main complications in each particular outcome | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Seizure# | Sudural effusion | Hydro- cephalus | Ventr-iculitis | Em-pyema | Brain abcess | Cerebral infarction |
Development | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Delayed | 14/21 (67) | 11 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
   Normal | 7/21 (23) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Motor disability | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Severe | 5/21 (24) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
   Moderate | 4/21 (19) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
   Mild | 1/21 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
   Normal | 11/21 (52) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hearing Problems | 3/18 (17) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Epilepsy | 7/21 (33) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Microcephaly | 1/21 (5) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hydrocephalus | 1/21 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Visual deficit | 2/21 (10) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CN6 palsy | 1/21 (5) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Intelligence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   IQ < 55 | 6/21 (29) | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
   IQ 55-69 | 1/21 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
   IQ 70-80 | 2/21 (10) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
   IQ > 80 | 12/21 (57) | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Speech/language | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Abnormal | 11/21 (52) | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
   Normal | 10/21 (48) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |