Locked-In Syndrome in an Adolescent Patient with Pneumococcal Meningitis

W. Habre; M. Caflisch; V. Chaves-Vischer; J. Delavelle; Ch. A. Haenggeli

doi:10.1055/s-2007-973802

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Neuropediatrics 1996; 27(6): 323-325
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-973802

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Locked-In Syndrome in an Adolescent Patient with Pneumococcal Meningitis

W. Habre¹ , M. Caflisch¹ , V. Chaves-Vischer¹ , J. Delavelle² , Ch. A. Haenggeli¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland
²Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland

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Publication Date:
13 March 2007 (online)

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Abstract

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.

Key words

Pneumococcal meningitis - Cerebral herniation - Vasculitis - Locked-in syndrome - MRI

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