Prognosis of bacterial meningitis in children Prognóstico de meningite bacteriana em crianças

We studied the incidence and prognosis of acute neurologic complications in 281 children under 13 years of age with a diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis. All the patients were examined daily by the same group of neurologists, using a standardized neurological examination. Patients with signs of...

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Main Authors: Irenio Gomes, Ailton Melo, Rita Lucena, Marco Heleno Cunha-Nascimento, Adriana Ferreira, Julieta Góes, Ismara Barreto, Neila Jones, Verônica Gaspari, Emilia Katiane Embiruçu, Marielza Veiga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1996-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1996000300008