Bilateral Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy due to Brainstem Infarction: A Rare Presentation of Presumed Pyogenic Meningitis

BACKGROUND: Cranial nerve palsies are well-known complications of basal meningitis, especially in patients with tuberculous meningitis. However, a minority of bacterial meningitis gets complicated with cranial nerve palsies. Although cerebral infarctions are known to occur with acute bacterial menin...

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Autores principales: Kariyawasam, A. G. T. A., Fonseka, C. L., Singhapura, S. D. A. L., Hewavithana, J. S., Herath, H. M. M., Pathirana, K. D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6165620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30305970
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8270903

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