| Age (mean ± SD) |
35.1 ± 12.9 |
| Gender (n, %) |
| Male |
30 (59%) |
| Female |
21 (41%) |
| Ethnic group (n, %) |
| Malay |
18 (35%) |
| Chinese |
10 (20%) |
| Indian |
12 (23%) |
| Non-Malaysians |
11 (22%) |
| Clinical features (n, %) |
| Fever |
39 (76%) |
| Headache |
34 (67%) |
| Altered sensorium/ |
33 (65%) |
| Confusion |
|
| Vomiting |
27 (53%) |
| Loss of appetite |
25 (49%) |
| Loss of weight |
17 (33%) |
| Hemiparesis/paraparesis |
15 (29%) |
| Neck stiffness |
14 (27%) |
| Stage of illness on admission (n, %) |
| Stage 1 |
14(27%) |
| Stage 2 |
26(51%) |
| Stage 3 |
11(22%) |
| Other TB sites (n, %) |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis |
20 (39%) |
| Pleural tuberculosis |
4 (8%) |
| Tuberculosis disease of spine |
9 (18%) |
| Other medical illnesses (n, %) |
| Human immunodeficiency viral illness |
7 (14%) |
| Diabetes mellitus (DM) |
5 (10%) |
| Hypertension (HT) |
4 (8%) |
| Others |
8(16%) |
| Cerebrospinal fluid results on admisssion |
| Opening Pressure, cm H2O (mean ± SD) |
25.50 ± 15.86(range 1.5–75) |
| White blood cells, cells/ml (mean ± SD) |
169.49 ± 241.58 (range 0–1152) |
| Lymphocyte differential in percentage (mean ± SD) |
55.97 ± 39.25 (range 0–100) |
| Neutrophil differential in percentage (mean ± SD) |
39.91 ± 39.95 (range 0–100) |
| Glucose, mmol/L (mean ± SD) |
1.89 ± 1.31 (range 0.3–7.2) |
| Protein, g/L (mean ± SD) |
3.23 ± 4.80 (range 0.19–21.96) |
| Acid Fast-bacilli direct smear (n, %) |
3(6%) |
| Mycobacterial culture positive (n, %) |
25 (49%) |
| Tuberculous Polymerase chain reaction (n, %) |
|
| -positive (out of 34 samples) |
10 (29%) |
| Sputum (n, %) |
| Mycobacterial culture positive |
14(27%) |
| Diagnosis (n, %) |
|
| Definite |
32(63%) |
| Probable |
8(16%) |
| Possible |
11(21%) |
| Outcome/Modified Rankin Scale (MRS) at 3 months (n, %) |
| 0 |
5(10%) |
| 1 |
9(18%) |
| 2 |
1(2%) |
| 3 |
8(15%) |
| 4 |
6(12%) |
| 5 |
5(10%) |
| 6 |
17(33%) |
