Clinical characteristics of tuberculous meningitis and correlated treatment

OBJECTIVE To summarize and analyze the clinical manifestations of tuberculous meningitis and related treatments.METHODS The clinical data of 87 patients with tuberculous meningitis were summarized,and the incidence,clinical manifestation,and clinical treatment were analyzed.RESULTS Totally 87 patients with tuberculous meningitis mainly occurred in childhood,youth,and senile patients,among which 57 cases were cured,2 cases died,the effective rate was 87.36%.CONCLUSION The clinical manifestations of tuberculous meningitis are complex,early diagnosis and standardized treatment can effectively reduce brain edema and complications thus to improve the cure rate of tuberculous meningitis.