MRC staging
Tuberculosis meningitis
Classification
Stage 1
Conscious and rational, no deficits, non-specific signs and symptoms
Stage 2
Conscious with alterations in behaviour, meningeal irritation, minor neurodeficits
Stage 3
Convulsions, abnormal movement, comatose with severe neurological deficits
Neurological deficits: hemiparesis, papilloedema, cranial nerve palsies, stupor
Reference(s)
The Neurosurgeon's Handbook. Ed. G Samandouras. Oxford University Press, 2010.