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Meningococcal Meningitis
Research from M.F.A. Rathore and co-researchers provides new data on meningococcal meningitis
May 20th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Spinal Cord, "A case report of spinal cord dysfunction following meningococcal meningitis. To describe a rare complication of meningococcal meningitis." "Spinal Unit, Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. A young healthy male developed meningococcal meningitis followed by acute onset low thoracic flaccid paraplegia with complete motor and sensory loss and sphincter disturbance. He responded well to antibiotics but was not investigated for causes of paraplegia. While at home in a rural area, he developed pressure ulcers, anemia and depression. Magnetic resonance imaging of the...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-20)
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