Abstract: Objective  To study different nursing ways on the clinical effect of tuberculous meningitis patients.  Methods  Six hundred and eighty patients were divided into 2 groups, 257 in the control group and 423 in the experimental group. Patients in the experimental group were given common and professional nursing as well as comprehensive nursing including psychological nursing, rehabilitation nursing and  guidance after discharge. The investigated indexes included regular review rate after care, giving up treatment or treatment interruption rate，recovery rate，sequelae occurrence rate and death rate.  Results  The regular review rate and recovery rate in the experimental group were markedly higher. The differences were statistically significant (χ²=8.38，P<0.05); giving up treatment or treatment interruption rate，recovery rate，sequelae occurrence rate and death rate in the experimental group were markedly lower. The differences were statistically significant (χ²=11.61，P<0.05). Give up or interrupt therapy, sequelae incidence, mortality in the experimental group were lower than the control group, the difference were statistically significant (χ²=30.41，15.07，6.65, respectively, P<0.05).Conclusion  Common and professional nursing accompanied by comprehensive nursing such as psychological nursing, rehabilitation nursing and  guidance after discharge are helpful to urge the patients to do regular review, completing the course of treatment and to enhance the recovery rate.It is also to decrease the death rate and prevent the occurrence of sequellae. 

Key words: Tuberculosis,meningeal/nursing, Psychological nursing, Rehabilitation nursing