From: Structural deficits and cognitive impairment in tuberculous meningitis
Characteristics | Score | Value | No. | Characteristics | Score | Value | No. | ||
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Clinical profile variables | Conventional MRI variables | ||||||||
(1) | CSF/Blood glucose ratio | 2 | <0.6 | 2 | (1) | Evan’s ratio score | 2 | >0.3 | 10 |
1 | ≧0.6 | 15 | 1 | <0.3 | 7 | ||||
(2) | CSF WBC (/mm3) | 2 | ≧300 | 3 | (2) | Lepto-meningeal enhancement | 2 | Yes | 9 |
1 | <300 | 14 | 1 | No | 8 | ||||
(3) | CSF Lactate (mg/dl) | 2 | ≧35 | 8 | (3) | Basilar enhancement | 2 | Yes | 2 |
1 | <35 | 9 | 1 | No | 15 | ||||
(4) | CSF Total protein (g/L) | 2 | ≧150 | 8 | (4) | Parenchymal lesion | 2 | Yes | 4 |
1 | <150 | 9 | 1 | No | 13 | ||||
(5) | GCS on admission | 2 | <13 | 2 | (5) | Infarction | 2 | Yes | 5 |
1 | ≧13 | 15 | 1 | No | 12 | ||||
(6) | Age (years) | 2 | ≧50 | 11 | |||||
1 | <50 | 6 |