Symptom/sign | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Headache | 111 | 76 |
Change in mentation | 111 | 76 |
Fever | 96 | 65.8 |
Focal deficit | ||
All types | 75 | 51.4 |
Hemiparesis/plegia | 44 | 30.1 |
MCN* deficit | 9 | 6.2 |
Paraparesis/plegia | 3 | 2 |
Monoparesis/plegia | 3 | 2 |
Quadriparesis/plegia | 2 | 1.4 |
Triparesis/plegia | 1 | 0.7 |
Meningeal irritation sign | 55 | 37.7 |
Papilledema | 17 | 11.6 |
hemiballismus | 2 | 1.4 |