Spinal cord infarction as a severe complication of meningococcal meningitis

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 383-385

  Van Egeraat, S C I ^a   Van Munster, E T L ^a   Bodewes, H W ^a   Van Der Hoeven, J G ^b  

^a JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Meningitis; Paraparesis; Spinal cord infarction

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; EPIDURAL HEMORRHAGE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HUMAN; INFARCTION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD ABSCESS; SPINAL CORD INFARCTION; SPINAL CORD LESION; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 11844249424     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-6205(03)90007-0     Document Type: Article

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