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Table 2 Comparative analysis of variables of patients with paradoxical reaction

From: Paradoxical reaction in tuberculous meningitis: presentation, predictors and impact on prognosis

Variable

At baseline

During pxaradoxical reaction

P value

Fever

43

29

.001

Headache

39

27

.008

Seizure

12

11

1.0

Altered Sensorium

15

12

.664

Decreased vision

10

16

.180

Hemiparesis

7

9

.791

Paraparesis

2

4

.688

Hydrocephalus

13

27

.009

Tuberculoma

15

26

.019

Basal Exudate

9

12

.648

Optochiasmatic arachnoiditis

7

12

.332

Infarct

7

9

.791

Spinal arachnoiditis

2

4

.688

CRP

19

28

.004

ESR

27.818±4.876

33.20±5.889

.027

CSF cells

200.864±121.260

210.295±125.761

.058

CSF Polymorph

19.705±21.368

37.84±23.716

.008

CSF Lymphocytes

80.295±21.368

62.39±23.398

.012

CSF Protein

188.538±115.145

261.355±152.0650

<.001

CSF sugar

33.620±43.2566

43.256±17.998

.261

  1. CRP C-reactive protein, CSF cerebrospinal fluid, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
  2. Note: Statistically significant P-values are depicted in italics