Delayed cerebral thrombosis complicating pneumococcal meningitis: an autopsy study

Delayed cerebral thrombosis complicating pneumococcal meningitis: an autopsy study

Abstract Background Delayed cerebral thrombosis (DCT) is a devastating cerebrovascular complication in patients with excellent initial recovery of pneumococcal meningitis. The aetiology is unknown, but direct bacterial invasion, activation of coagulation or post-infectious immunoglobulin deposition...

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Main Authors: Joo-Yeon Engelen-Lee, Matthijs C. Brouwer, Eleonora Aronica, Diederik van de Beek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-02-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
Subjects:
Pneumococcal meningitis
Histopathology
Vascular inflammation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-018-0368-8

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