Pneumococcal Meningitis Complicated by Spinal Cord Dysfunction and Acute Polyradiculopathy
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Spinal cord dysfunction complicating meningococcal meningitis.
A 29 year old male developed paraplegia during the acute phase of meningococcal meningitis. Possible mechanisms for this unusual complication are discussed and the literature regarding spinal cord complications of pyogenic meningitis is reviewed.
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عنوان ژورنال: Ochsner Journal
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1524-5012,1524-5012
DOI: 10.31486/toj.18.0153