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Functional outcomes in adults with tuberculous meningitis admitted to the ICU: a multicenter cohort study.

Marie CantierAdeline MorisotEmmanuel GuérotBruno MegarbaneKeyvan RazaziDamien ContouEric MariotteEmmanuel CanetEtienne De MontmollinVincent DubéeEric BouletStéphane GaudryGuillaume VoiriotJulien MayauxFrédéric PèneMathilde NeuvilleBruno MourvillierStéphane RucklyLila BouadmaMichel WolffJean-François TimsitRomain Sonnevillenull null
Published in: Critical care (London, England) (2018)
A poor functional outcome in adult TBM patients admitted to the ICU in a nonendemic area is observed in 60% of cases and is independently associated with elevated cerebrospinal fluid protein level and hydrocephalus. Our data also suggest a protective effect of adjunctive steroids, with reduced disability and mortality, irrespective of immune status and severity of disease at presentation. One-year follow-up revealed functional independence in most survivors.
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