Functional signs

Number (N = 37)

Frequency (%)

Fever

31

83.8

Convulsion

19

51.4

Vomiting

9

24.3

Incessant crying

9

24.3

Hustle

8

21.6

Headaches

6

16.2

Refusal to breastfeed

5

13.5

Diarrhea

2

5.4

Asthenia

2

5.4

neck pain

1

2.7

Physical signs

Number (N = 37)

Frequency (%)

Neck stiffness

18

48.6

Brudzinski + Kernig sign

10

27.1

Prostration

10

27.1

Bulging fontanel

7

18.9

Capped manhole

6

16.2

Focusing signs

5

13.5

Irritability

3

8.1

Hypotonia

1

2.7

Purpura

1

2.7

Drowsiness

1

2.7

Etiologies

Number (N = 37)

Frequency (%)

Haemophilus influenzae b

5

13.5

Neisseria meningitidis

13

35.1

Streptococcus

19

51.4

Total

37

100.0