Dixon P E, Hoey C, Cayley A C
Postgrad Med J. 1984 Sep;60(707):586-8. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.60.707.586.
Six cases of tuberculous meningitis, all occurring in patients over the age of 65, are described. All patients presented with an acute illness, primarily with a confusional state. Headache was a symptom in only two patients and the cases were not confined to ethnic minority groups. The mortality was 50%.
本文描述了6例结核性脑膜炎病例,所有病例均发生在65岁以上的患者中。所有患者均表现为急性疾病,主要为意识模糊状态。只有两名患者出现头痛症状,且这些病例并不局限于少数族裔群体。死亡率为50%。