Cranial nerve palsies in Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis [Case Report]
Chu ML; Litman N; Kaufman DM; Shinnar S
Cranial nerve palsies are uncommon in nontuberculous bacterial meningitis. We report a patient with Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis, multiple cranial nerve involvement, and cerebellar signs suggestive of basilar meningitis. Nontuberculous bacterial meningitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of basilar meningitis
PMID: 2360964
ISSN: 0887-8994
CID: 43249