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Extensive Spinal Cord Injury following Staphylococcus aureus Septicemia and Meningitis

Bacterial meningitis is rarely complicated by spinal cord involvement in adults. We report a case of Staphylococcus aureus septicemia complicated by meningitis and extensive spinal cord injury, leading to ascending brain stem necrosis and death. This complication was investigated by magnetic resonan...

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Autores principales: De Schryver, Nicolas, Cosnard, Guy, van Pesch, Vincent, Godfraind, Catherine, Hantson, Philippe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3130894/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21738506
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000329841