Progression of cerebrovascular lesions in pneumococcal meningitis.
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A 50-year-old woman developed a sudden-onset headache. Consciousness disturbance and mild right hemiparesis appeared 1.5 hours after onset, but computed tomography scan was normal (Pictures 1A, B). Leptomeningeal contrast enhancement and edema were evident at 3.5 hours (Pictures 1C, D). Diffusion-weighted images (Pictures 2A, B), fluid-attenuated inversion recovery with gadolinium enhancement (Pictures 2C, D), and gradient-echo T2-weighted (Picture 2E) magnetic resonance images at 5.5 hours showed left temporal and subdural linear lesions with midline shift.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Internal medicine
دوره 49 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010