Table 4.

Outcomes and complications

Variable	N (%)
Treatment success	20 (80)
Treatment failure	4 (16)
Complications
Hydrocephalus	15/25 (60)
VP shunt	8
Time from negative CSF cultures to VP shunt (mean ± SD) (range), days	33.6 ±20.2 (10–60)
Epilepsy	0
Relapse	1 (4%)

Abbreviations: CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; VP, ventriculoperitoneal.