Acute Meningitis Complicated by Transverse Myelitis

R.A.J. Jassim; N.D. Sadik; K.M. Salim

doi:10.5339/qmj.2010.1.18

ISSN: 0253-8253
E-ISSN: 2227-0426

oa Acute Meningitis Complicated by Transverse Myelitis
المؤلفون: R.A.J. Jassim¹, N.D. Sadik² and K.M. Salim³
عرض الانتماءات إخفاء الانتسابات المهنية

االانتسابات المهنيه ¹ ^*Departments of Emegency, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar ² ^**Departments of Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar ³ ^***Departments of Radiology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Source: Qatar Medical Journal, Volume 2010, Issue 1, يونيو ٢٠١٠, 18
DOI https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2010.1.18
- تاريخ النشر الكترونيا: ٠١ يونيو ٢٠١٠

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Myelopathy is an infrequently reported complication of bacterial meningitis. We report the case of 32- year old Nepali male who developed acute transverse myelopathy, confirmed by MRI, subsequent to acute bacterial meningitis.

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