Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with CNS infection in Jakarta, Indonesia
|
Variable |
n (%) |
|---|---|
|
Age (year) |
|
|
0–5 |
26 (18) |
|
6–17 |
14 (10) |
|
18–59 |
100 (68) |
|
≥60 |
7 (5) |
|
Sex |
|
|
Male |
85 (58) |
|
Source |
|
|
Ward |
91 (62) |
|
Emergency department |
27 (18) |
|
Pediatric intensive care unit |
5 (3) |
|
Polyclinic |
4 (3) |
|
Other hospitals |
13 (9) |
|
Others |
24 (16) |
|
Diagnosis/clinical information |
|
|
Tuberculous meningitis |
28 (19) |
|
Bacterial meningitis |
24 (16) |
|
Intracranial infection |
21 (14) |
|
Encephalitis |
18 (l2) |
|
Guillain Barre syndrome |
17 (12) |
|
Meningoensephalitis |
6 (4) |
|
Transverse myelitis |
6 (4) |
|
Others |
27 (18) |
|
Symptoms |
|
|
Fever |
61 (42) |
|
Headache |
45 (31) |
|
Extremity weakness |
19 (13) |
|
Nausea/vomiting |
13 (9) |
|
Alteration of mental status |
6 (4) |
|
Others |
27 (18) |
|
Signs |
|
|
Paresis/hemiparesis |
40 (27) |
|
Seizures |
36 (25) |
|
Decreased consciousness |
31 (21) |
|
Motor neuron weakness |
23 (16) |
|
Paresis of nervus facialis |
19 (13) |
|
Nuchal rigidity |
10 (7) |
|
Kernig and Brudzinski signs |
8 (6) |
|
Antibiotic use prior to lumbal puncture |
|
|
Yes |
88 (60) |
|
No |
46 (31) |
|
No data |
13 (9) |