Emergency Foramen Magnum Decompression for Tonsillar Herniation Secondary to Meningoencephalitis

Tonsillar herniation and coning is a rare and often late presentation of meningoencephalitis, and is associated with poor neurological outcome. We report the case of a 16-year-old female who presented unresponsive with radiological evidence of tonsillar herniation secondary to meningoencephalitis. S...

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Autores principales: Afshari, Fardad T., Wysota, Barbara, Oswal, Michelle, Mazibrada, Gordan, White, Edward A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5903160/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29681828
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000488235

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5903160/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29681828
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000488235

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