Recurrent meningitis in a case of congenital anterior sacral meningocele and agenesis of sacral and coccygeal vertebrae Meningite recorrente em um paciente com meningocele sacral anterior e agenesia sacral e coccigea

Recurrent meningitis in a case of congenital anterior sacral meningocele and agenesis of sacral and coccygeal vertebrae Meningite recorrente em um paciente com meningocele sacral anterior e agenesia sacral e coccigea

A rare case of recurrent meningitis due to congenital anterior sacral meningocele and agenesis of the sacral and coccygeal vertebrae is described. An autosomal dominant inheritance is demonstrated for lower cord malformation, and environmental factors (chromic acid or fumes) are discussed.<br>...

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Main Authors: Carolina A. R. Funayama, Marlene de F. Turcato, Renato Moura-Ribeiro, Gutemberg M. Rocha, João M. Pina Neto, Maria Valeriana L. Moura-Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1995-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
meningite recorrente
malformação do tubo neural
doenças hereditárias
recurrent meningitis
neural tube defects
inherited diseases
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1995000500016

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