Cerebellar involvement as a rare complication of pneumococcal meningitis

G Drost; A Verrips; HOM Thijssen; FJM Gabreels

doi:10.1055/s-2000-7474

Cerebellar involvement as a rare complication of pneumococcal meningitis

G Drost^*, A Verrips, HOM Thijssen, FJM Gabreels

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Abstract

A 4-year old girl with meningitis, caused by streptococcus pneumoniae, developed a subcoma with respiratory insufficiency, followed by a severe cerebellar syndrome. Cerebellar involvement after regaining consciousness consisted of a symmetrical ataxia and mutism. This mutism changed into dysarthria and finally into normal speech. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed lesions in both cerebellar hemispheres, suggesting cerebellitis. She recovered with prompt antibiotic treatment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	97-99
Number of pages	3
Journal	Neuropediatrics
Volume	31
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2000-7474
Publication status	Published - Apr-2000
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

pneumococcal meningitis
cerebellum
MRI
BACTERIAL-MENINGITIS
COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY
CHILDREN
INFECTION
FEATURES

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