Cerebral infarction in bacterial meningitis: Predictive factors and outcome

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 257, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 716-720

  Katchanov, Juri ^a   Heuschmann, Peter U ^a   Endres, Matthias ^a   Weber, Jörg R ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Landeskrankenhaus Klagenfurt ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Ischaemia; Meningitis; Stroke; Vasculopathy

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954459767     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5395-9     Document Type: Article

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