Table 1.

Distribution of Complicated Meningitis Outcome Components

Outcome	N = 14
Only persistent altered mental status	1
Only CSF shunting procedure	4
Persistent focal finding and CSF shunting	3
Persistent focal finding and death	1
Persistent altered mental status and death	2
Persistent altered mental status and persistent focal finding and CSF shunting	1
Persistent altered mental status and persistent focal finding and death	2

CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.

14 out 82 studied patients developed forms of AIDS-related cryptococcal meningitis.