Table 6 The abnormal rate of cerebrospinal fluid or radiographic imaging stratified by central nervous system symptoms for miliary tuberculosis patients with central nervous system involvement
From: Extremely high levels of central nervous system involvement in miliary tuberculosis
Methods | Total | Without CNS symptoms (n = 73) | With CNS symptoms (n = 174) | P values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CSF | 146/203 (71.92) | 24/56 (42.86) | 122/147 (82.99) | < 0.001 |
CT | 17/49 (34.69) | 5/7 (71.43) | 12/42 (28.57) | 0.027 |
MRI | 204/219 (93.15) | 67/70 (94.03) | 137/149 (91.95) | 0.303 |
Contrast-enhanced MRI | 170/177 (96.05) | 55/57 (96.43) | 115/120 (95.80) | 0.834 |