Syringomyelia following Listeria meningoencephalitis: Report of a case

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 40-43

  Nardone, R ^a   Alessandrini, F ^b   Tezzon, F ^a  

^a F Tappeiner Hospital   (Italy)

^b Borgo Trento Osped Civile Maggiore ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Listeria meningoencephalitis; Spinal chronic arachnoiditis spinal meningitis; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARACHNOIDITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CINERADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; LISTERIOSIS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYMPTOM; SYRINGOMYELIA;

ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, LISTERIA; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 0038107175     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100720300021     Document Type: Article

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