Long-term effects from bacterial meningitis in childhood and adolescence on postural control.

Bacterial meningitis in childhood is associated with cognitive deficiencies, sensorimotor impairments and motor dysfunction later in life. However, the long-term effects on postural control is largely unknown, e.g., whether meningitis subjects as adults fully can utilize visual information and adapt...

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Main Authors: Hannes Petersen, Mitesh Patel, Einar F Ingason, Einar J Einarsson, Ásgeir Haraldsson, Per-Anders Fransson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4236047?pdf=render