Predictors and long-term outcome of seizures in human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV)-negative cryptococcal meningitis.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Seizures are one of the most important neurologic complications of human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV)-negative cryptococcal meningitis. A better understanding of the risk associated factors can help predict those who will require treatment. METHODS:This 22-year retrospective study enrolled 180 patients. Prognostic variables independently associated with seizures or fatality were analyzed using stepwise logistic regression. RESULTS:Twenty-eight patients with HIV-negative cryptococcal meningitis had seizures, including 13 with early seizures and 15 with late seizures. The mean time interval from HIV-negative cryptococcal meningitis to first seizure in the early and late seizure groups were 1.5 and 51.4 days, respectively. Nine out of the 28 cases (32%) occurred within 24 hours of presentation. The overall mortality rate was 54% (15/28) and two patients progressed to epilepsy. CONCLUSIONS:Patients with seizure have worse outcomes and longer hospitalization. Most first seizures occur within one year after the diagnosis of HIV-negative cryptococcal meningitis.

journal_name

BMC Neurol

journal_title

BMC neurology

authors

Hung CW,Chang WN,Kung CT,Tsai NW,Wang HC,Lin WC,Huang CR,Huang CC,Tsai WC,Chang HW,Su YJ,Lin YJ,Cheng BC,Chang YT,Su CM,Lu CH

doi

10.1186/s12883-014-0208-x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-10-13 00:00:00

pages

208

issn

1471-2377

pii

s12883-014-0208-x

journal_volume

14

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