Pyogenic Meningitis Complicated with Extensive Central Nervous System Vasculitis and Moyamoya Vasculopathy.
J Pediatr Neurosci
; 13(3): 343-345, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
Meningitis is an uncommon complications of head trauma. Vasculitis in bacterial meningitis is seen in 9%-25% of adults. Neurological deficits in bacterial meningitis are seen in about one-third of children. Isolated cranial nerve palsies are common, whereas major deficits such as hemiparesis and quadriparesis are rare. We describe a case of a 7-year-old boy who had post-traumatic meningitis complicated with quadriparesis and severe vasculitis of bilateral anterior and posterior circulation with moyamoya vasculopathy.
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J Pediatr Neurosci
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2018
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India