From: Acute ischemic stroke in young adults with tuberculous meningitis
Total (n = 52) | Stroke group (n = 12) | Non-stroke group (n = 40) | p value | |
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CSF examination | ||||
white blood cell, /μl a | 26 (8, 189) | 83 (31, 227) | 20 (5, 76) | 0.022 |
Protein, mg/dL a | 111 (66, 197) | 126 (80, 286) | 106 (57, 158) | 0.268 |
Glucose, mmol/L | 2.4 ± 1.0 | 2.2 ± 1.2 | 2.4 ± 1.0 | 0.559 |
Chloride, mmol/L | 113.9 ± 6.7 | 111.5 ± 5.2 | 114.7 ± 7.0 | 0.133 |
Neuroimaging findings | ||||
Basal meningeal enhancement, % | 22 (42.3%) | 8 (66.7%) | 14 (35.0%) | 0.051 |
Hydrocephalus, % | 17 (32.7%) | 3 (25.0%) | 14 (35.0%) | 0.767 |
Tuberculoma, % | 31 (59.6%) | 3 (25.0%) | 28 (70.0%) | 0.014 |