Abstract | BACKGROUND: Paediatric Listeria meningitis is rare, especially in immuno-competent children, but associated with significant mortality and morbidity and frequent complications. METHODS: RESULTS: CONCLUSION: Spinal cord involvement is rare in neuro- listeriosis and there no previous paediatric reports of Listeria-related myelitis or demyelinating polyneuropathy. The mechanism behind these presentations is unclear but an auto-immune response to the infection might be considered.
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Authors | A Papandreou, A Hedrera-Fernandez, M Kaliakatsos, W K Chong, S Bhate |
Journal | European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society
(Eur J Paediatr Neurol)
Vol. 20
Issue 1
Pg. 196-9
(Jan 2016)
ISSN: 1532-2130 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 26371981
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2015 European Paediatric Neurology Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Gray Matter
(pathology)
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome
(microbiology, pathology)
- Humans
- Hydrocephalus
(etiology)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Meningitis, Listeria
(complications, pathology)
- Spinal Cord Diseases
(microbiology, pathology)
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