Spinal cord dysfunction complicating meningococcal meningitis
- 1 April 1990
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Vol. 66 (774) , 302-303
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.66.774.302
Abstract
Summary: 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.Keywords
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