Revealing and evaluation of clinical symptoms in patients with acute bacterial meningitis

Abstract

For clinical evaluation of bacterial meningitis in 43 patients three methods were used: Glasgo scale, Hunt and Gess scale and Scandinavian school of insult evaluathion. Investigation has taken place on the 1 st, 3 rd, 5 th, 8 th and the 14 th days. On the basis of the investigation results it was recommended to use the quantative evaluation of patients’ state according to scales, since it allows to have more detailed description and comparison of treatment effectiveness.

Keywords

Neurological archive of Bekhterev

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RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS

Merkelbach S., Muller М., Schimrigk К.