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. 2016 Jan 7;6:19072. doi: 10.1038/srep19072

Table 3. Demographic profiles, clinical features and prognoses of the 35 patients with drug susceptibility testing.

Characteristics TBM patients (n = 35)
General information
 Age, median (IQR) 42 (24, 57)
 Male, n (%) 19 54.2
 Prior TB, n (%) 17 48.6
Clinical features at admission, n (%)
 Headache 27 77.1
 Fever 27 77.1
 Vomiting 11 31.4
 Altered mentation 14 40.0
 Focal deficit 5 14.3
 Seizures 0 0
 Meningeal signs 1 2.9
 Coma 2 5.7
 Hemiparesis or paraparesis 3 8.6
MRI/CT abnormalities, n (%)
 Hydrocephalus 1 2.9
 Meningeal enhancement 22 62.8
 Infarct 2 5.7
 Optochiasmatic Arachnoiditis 0 0
 Tuberculoma 15 42.9
Extrameningeal TB, n (%) 17 48.5
Prognosis, n (%)
 Dead 0 0
 Persistent vegetative state 0 0