Cerebral haemodynamics in acute bacterial meningitis in adults

Role of dexamethasone in acute bacterial meningitis in adults.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of dexamethasone as adjunctive therapy in adult acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) in two groups of patients treated with antibiotics alone or a combination of antibiotics and dexamethasone. DESIGN Systematic sampling interventional open cohort study. SETTING Department of Medicine (Medical Unit II), Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi. PATIENTS Sixty ...

Acute bacterial meningitis in young adults mistaken for substance abuse.

Acute bacterial meningitis in adults: a hospital-based epidemiological study.

Bacterial meningitis, a world-wide disease, has to be reviewed periodically because the specific micro-organisms responsible for the infection vary with time, geography and patient age. To determine its incidence and clinical features in Taiwan, we reviewed the microbiological records for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood cultures, and the medical records of patients with bacterial meningitis...

Arterial cerebrovascular complications in 94 adults with acute bacterial meningitis

INTRODUCTION Intracranial vascular complications are an important complication of acute bacterial meningitis. Ischemic stroke in meningitis is reported as a result of vasculitis, vasospasm, endocarditis or intraarterial thrombosis. The aim of the study was to identify the value of measuring cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFv) on transracranial doppler (TCD) in the identification of patients at ...

[Acute bacterial meningitis in adults, a 20 year overview.].

INTRODUCTION Although acute bacterial meningitis is most common among children, the disease nevertheless poses serious problems in the adult population. However, most clinical overviews of the disease have either focused on children or all age groups combined. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Information on all patients 5=16 years of age diagnosed in Iceland during the years 1975-1994 was collected from ...