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Table 2 Neurologic manifestations of HIV/AIDS in relation to outcome in 347 patients

From: The pattern and predictors of mortality of HIV/AIDS patients with neurologic manifestation in Ethiopia: a retrospective study

Diagnosis

n(%)

Dead(156) n(%)

Poor outcome(21) n(%)

Improved(170) n(%)

cerebral toxoplasmosis

127(36.6)

56(44.1)

9(7.1)

62(48.8)

Tuberculosis meningitis

78(22.5)

42(53.8)

2(2.6)

34(43.6)

Cryptococcal meningitis

77(22.2)

37(48.1)

3(3.8)

37(48.1)

Bacterial meningitis

24(6.9)

8(33.3)

2(8.3)

14(58.3)

Tuberculoma

10(2.9)

4(40)

1(10)

5(50)

Neurosyphilis

9(2.6)

0

1(11.1)

8(88.9)

Stroke

8(2.3)

3(37.5)

0

5(62.5)

GBS

5(1.4)

1(20)

0

4(80)

Tuberculos spondylitis

5(1.4)

1(20)

2(40)

2(40)

Primary CNS lymphoma

3(0.9)

3(100)

0

0

CIDP

3(0.9)

0

0

3(100)

PML

2(0.6)

1(50)

0

1(50)

Others

3(0.9)

0

2(66.7)

1(33.3)

  1. Note: GBS Guillain-Barre syndrome, CNS central nervous system, CIDP chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, PML progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, Others = pseudotumor cerebri (n = 1), neurocycticercosis (n = 1), HIV-encephalopathy (n = 1). Stroke: ischemic (n = 6), Hemorrhagic (n = 2).