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Spinal cord dysfunction in neonatal meningococcal meningitis
- Source :
- European journal of pediatrics. 153(5)
- Publication Year :
- 1994
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Abstract
- A 3-week-old infant with meningococcal meningitis is described whose clinical course was complicated by paraparesis and urinary retention. This rare complication of meningococcal meningitis has not previously been reported in the neonatal age group.
- Subjects :
- Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Urinary retention
Infant, Newborn
Neurological disorder
Neonatal age
Meningitis, Meningococcal
Urinary Retention
medicine.disease
Meningococcal disease
Spinal Cord Diseases
Central nervous system disease
Anesthesia
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
medicine
Humans
Paralysis
Female
medicine.symptom
Paraplegia
Complication
business
Meningitis
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 03406199
- Volume :
- 153
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European journal of pediatrics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0e067a3627bd705cf1a7bad2f7dff532