Locked-in syndrome in an adolescent patient with pneumococcal meningitis

A 15-year-old adolescent with pneumococcal meningitis and increased intracranial pressure presented clinical and neurophysiological evidence of the locked-in syndrome. MRI studies showed an area of infarction involving the ventral part of the medulla.

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Published inNeuropediatrics Vol. 27; no. 6; p. 323
Main Authors Habre, W, Caflisch, M, Chaves-Vischer, V, Delavelle, J, Haenggeli, C A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.12.1996
Subjects
Adolescent
Brain - pathology
Encephalocele - complications
Encephalocele - pathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Meningitis, Pneumococcal - complications
Quadriplegia - complications
Quadriplegia - diagnosis
Quadriplegia - pathology
Vasculitis - complications
Vasculitis - pathology
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Summary:A 15-year-old adolescent with pneumococcal meningitis and increased intracranial pressure presented clinical and neurophysiological evidence of the locked-in syndrome. MRI studies showed an area of infarction involving the ventral part of the medulla.
ISSN:0174-304X
DOI:10.1055/s-2007-973802