Meningococcal meningitis presenting as stroke in an afebrile adult

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 620-623

  Hsu, S S ^a   Kim, H S ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEVER; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MENINGITIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EID: 0031788559     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70044-7     Document Type: Article

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