Neurological sequelae after childhood bacterial meningitis.

Unlabelled: The purpose of this study is to evaluate childhood bacterial meningitis (BM): incidence, clinical presentation, causative pathogens, diagnostics, and outcome (neurological sequelae, hearing loss, and death). A retrospective review of all children aged ≤ 16 years and 1 month diagnosed with BM at a tertiary children's centre in the period 2010-2020. The Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) was used to assess outcome, with a GOS score of 1-4 considered to be an unfavourable outcome.

Glioma grade and post-neurosurgical meningitis risk.

Background: Post-neurosurgical meningitis (PNM) constitutes a grave complication associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to determine the risk factors predisposing patients to PNM following surgery for low- and high-grade gliomas.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis encompassing all patients who underwent glioma surgery involving craniotomy at Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland, between 2011 and 2018.

Finnish paediatric study found a low incidence of bacterial meningitis from 2011 to 2018 but a substantial proportion of nosocomial meningitis.

Aim: This study examined the predisposing factors, clinical picture, bacterial aetiology and clinical outcomes of infants and children with bacterial meningitis (BM).

Methods: The medical records of patients under 16 years of age, treated by Turku University Hospital, Finland, from 2011 to 2018, were screened for meningitis using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision codes. Patients were included if bacteria were detected in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or other predefined laboratory variables indicated BM, despite CSF testing negative for bacteria.

Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty-A Feasible Double-Blinded Sham Surgery Randomized Clinical Trial Protocol to Study Efficacy.

Introduction: Balloon Eustachian tuboplasty (BET) is used to treat obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction (OETD) and recurrent otitis media with effusion (OME). However, there are no indisputable evidence of its efficacy. Here, we present a multicenter, double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial (MDRCT) design to evaluate the efficacy of BET, and the results of a pilot trial with 3- and 12-months' follow-up.

Bacterial meningitis in adults: a retrospective study among 148 patients in an 8-year period in a university hospital, Finland.

Background: Bacterial meningitis (BM) causes significant morbidity and mortality. We investigated predisposing factors, clinical characteristics, spectrum of etiological bacteria, and clinical outcome of community-acquired and nosocomial BM.

Methods: In this retrospective study we analyzed data of 148 adults (age > 16 years) with BM treated in Turku University Hospital, Southwestern Finland, from 2011 to 2018.