Group B streptococcal meningitis presenting as stroke in a nondebilitated man.

An unusual case of group B streptococcal meningitis in an adult is described. The evidence presented suggests that early vascular involvement during the meningitic process resulted in cerebral infarction, thereby explaining the patient's sudden deterioration and atypical presentation.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Klassen, H., Klassen, M. K., Huncharek, M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine 1995
Materias:
Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2590844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8748460
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spelling pubmed-25908442008-12-01 Group B streptococcal meningitis presenting as stroke in a nondebilitated man. Klassen, H. Klassen, M. K. Huncharek, M. Yale J Biol Med Research Article An unusual case of group B streptococcal meningitis in an adult is described. The evidence presented suggests that early vascular involvement during the meningitic process resulted in cerebral infarction, thereby explaining the patient's sudden deterioration and atypical presentation. Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine 1995 /pmc/articles/PMC2590844/ /pubmed/8748460 Text en
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Group B streptococcal meningitis presenting as stroke in a nondebilitated man.
title Group B streptococcal meningitis presenting as stroke in a nondebilitated man.
title_full Group B streptococcal meningitis presenting as stroke in a nondebilitated man.
title_fullStr Group B streptococcal meningitis presenting as stroke in a nondebilitated man.
title_full_unstemmed Group B streptococcal meningitis presenting as stroke in a nondebilitated man.
title_short Group B streptococcal meningitis presenting as stroke in a nondebilitated man.
title_sort group b streptococcal meningitis presenting as stroke in a nondebilitated man.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2590844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8748460
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