No of children | 96 | 54 | | |
Weight for age %† | 67.9 (13.8) | 70.5 (12.8) | | 0.470 |
Glasgow Coma Scale score† | 8.76 (2.7) | 10.2 (3.4) | | 0.010* |
Fundus blurring/papilloedema‡ | 40 (41.6) | 21 (38.8) | 1.1 (0.5 to 2.3) | 0.739 |
Fundus pallor/atrophy‡ | 22 (22.9) | 14 (25.9) | 0.8 (0.4 to 2.0) | 0.678 |
Meningeal signs‡ | 64 (66.6) | 35 (64.8) | 1.1 (0.5 to 2.2) | 0.818 |
Focal deficits‡ | 38 (39.5) | 11 (20.3) | 2. 6 (1.1 to 6.0) | 0.016* |
Cranial nerve palsy‡ | 40 (41.7) | 18 (33.3) | 1.4 (0.7 to 2.8) | 0.353 |
Generalised ↑ tone‡ | 68 (70.6) | 32 (59.2) | 1.7 (0.8 to 3.6) | 0.148 |
Clonus‡ | 20 (20.8) | 17 (31.4) | 0.6 (0.2 to 1.3) | 0.146 |
Plantar extensor‡ | 81 (84.3) | 40 (74.0) | 2.0 (0.8 to 5.1) | 0.087 |
Abnormal movements‡ | 30 (31.2) | 12 (22.2) | 1.6 (0.7 to 3.7) | 0.237 |
Decerebration‡ | 25 (26.0) | 11 (20.3) | 1.4 (0.6 to 3.3) | 0.435 |
Signs of ↑ intracranial tension‡ | 42 (43.7) | 16 (29.6) | 1.8 (0.9 to 4.0) | 0.088 |