Table 2:
Comparison of various MRI patterns in relation to the type of CSF.
| MRI | Encephalitic n(%) |
Typical n(%) |
Pseudo pyogenic n(%) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculoma | ||||
| Present | 13 (56.5) | 37 (56.1) | 3 (42.9) | 0.792 |
| Absent | 10 (43.5) | 29 (43.9) | 4 (57.1) | |
| Hydrocephalus | ||||
| Present | 10 (43.5) | 33 (49.3) | 3 (37.5) | 0.763 |
| Absent | 13 (56.5) | 34 (50.7) | 5 (62.5) | |
| Exudate | ||||
| Present | 8 (34.8) | 34 (51.5) | 4 (57.1) | 0.338 |
| Absent | 15 (65.2) | 32 (48.5) | 3 (42.9) | |
| Infarction | ||||
| Present | 10 (43.5) | 30 (45.5) | 4 (45.8) | 0.812 |
| Absent | 13 (56.5) | 36 (54.2) | 3 (42.9) | |
MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging, CSF: Cerebrospinal fluid