Bacterial meningitis: Laboratory profile and computed tomographic findings

ABSTRACT

Twenty patients with acute bacterial meningitis were subjected to thorough history taking, full clinical and neurological examination, CSF studies, blood analysis and CT brain scan. Blood and CSF examinations were repeated ten days later following starting of treatment and follow up CT after one month. The results showed positive bacteriological studies in all cases. The main initial CT findings, in addition to diffuse meningeal enhancement were ventricular dilatation in seven cases. Low density lesions in six, subdural collection in four, brain edema in three, atrophy in one patient and abscess in another one