Clinical course and outcome in alcoholic and non-alcoholic patients with bacterial meningitis.

aDefined as cardiorespiratoiy failure, need for mechanical ventilation or the presence of sepsis;bdefined as systolic blood pressure cdefined as sodiumddefined as impairment of consciousness, seizures and focal neurologic abnormalities;edefined as the presence of focal cerebral deficits or cranial nerve palsies;fdefined as aphasia, mono- or hemiparesis.