Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3055296 | European Journal of Paediatric Neurology | 2006 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryThis case series describes four children who had meningitis in the neonatal period. After a stable period of years, they developed a myelopathy caused by chronic arachnoiditis. The myelopathy was precipitated by a fall in two cases, and in two cases there was an acute deterioration after surgery. A history of neonatal meningitis should be taken into consideration before planning surgery or anaesthesia. Careful intra-operative positioning, immobilisation of the neck, and maintenance of blood pressure is important but may not prevent this complication.
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Authors
Christian G.E.L. de Goede, Philip E. Jardine, Paul Eunson, Shelley Renowden, Peta Sharples, Richard W. Newton,