MRC staging
Tuberculosis meningitis Stage 1 Conscious and rational, no deficits, non-specific signs and symptoms Stage 2 Conscious with alterations in behaviour, meningeal irritation, minor neurodeficits Stage 3 Convulsions, abnormal movement, comatose with severe neurological deficits Neurological deficits Hemiparesis, papilloedema, cranial nerve palsies, stupor Reference Central nervous system tuberculosis A Cherian and SV Thomas. Afr Health Sci.Mar 2001;11(1):118-127 Tuberculosis Meningitis. Byrd T1, Zinser P Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2001 Sep;3(5):427-432. |