PMID: 16525924Mar 10, 2006Paper

Brain lesions in patient diagnosed of meningitis

Neurología : publicación oficial de la Sociedad Española de Neurología
R I Benitez BermejoJ E Ballester Belda

Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae is responsible for most community acquired bacterial meningitis in adults. During the course of meningitis, the development of a new neurological focality can be a sign of an associated complication such as cerebritis. We report a case of pneumococcal meningitis in a 40 year old woman who reported blurred vision one week after hospital admission. Ophthalmologic exploration was normal. Brain MR images showed areas of cerebritis. Cerebritis is a rare complication of pneumococcal meningitis. We discuss the differential diagnosis and the utility of the different imaging techniques.

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