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Ocurrence of hydrocephalus in tuberculous meningitis and its effect on the survival and recovery.

Hydrocephalus in Tuberculous meningitis:Incidence,predictive factors and its impact on the prognosis

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2010/091/003069
Enrollment
50
Registered
2011-01-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: nil: nil Intervention2: nil: nil Control Intervention1: nil: nil Control Intervention2: nil: nil

Sponsors

Nil
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients will be included in the study- Applying criteria given by Shankar et al Fever , headache, signs of meningismus and other clinical presentations of meningitis lasted for more than 2 weeks. Typical cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) features including pleocytosis with more than 20 cells, lymphocytes greater than 60%, protein greater than 100mg% and glucose level less than 60% of the corresponding blood glucose level. Sterile bacterial and fungal culture

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have already taken ATT for more than 3 months. 2. Patients with cryptococcal meningitis 3. Any other cause for meningitis detected during the course of therapy. 4. If the consent is not available or problematic follow up is anticipated.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Glasgow coma scale,disability as per modified barthal's index,MRC staging of TBM.Timepoint: 0,1,3 AND 6 months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
nilTimepoint: nil—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public Contacttushar raut MD
tushar.27r@gmail.com07398910149

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026