A Delayed Cerebral Vasospasm with Infarction Is Secondary to Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis: MRI and MRA Are Diagnostically Useful.
Intern Med
; 54(22): 2935-8, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
Among patients with bacterial meningitis, a cerebral vasospasm typically occurs during the acute phase. We experienced a case of delayed cerebral vasospasm with infarction that was secondary to Listeria monocytogenes meningitis. An 82-year-old woman with Listeria monocytogenes meningitis, whose symptoms had been improving after the initiation of antibacterial therapy, fell into a coma on day 15 and developed generalized seizure. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and MR angiography (MRA) indicated a cerebral vasospasm with multiple infarctions. The risk of vascular complications following acute bacterial meningitis requires close follow-up to identify neurological changes and a low threshold for vascular evaluation. In such cases, MRI and MRA have diagnostic utility.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
3_ND
Problema de salud:
3_neglected_diseases
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3_zoonosis
Asunto principal:
Gentamicinas
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Infarto Cerebral
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Vasoespasmo Intracraneal
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Ampicilina
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Meningitis por Listeria
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Intern Med
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA INTERNA
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón