A Case of Intracerebral Thrombosis and Cortical Hemorrhage Complicated by Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis.
- Author:
Jin Youl CHO
1
;
Byung Mu HAN
;
Hwang Min KIM
;
Baek Keun LIM
;
Byung Ho CHA
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. cha12bho@wonju.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Streptococcus pneumoniae;
Meningitis;
Thrombosis
- MeSH:
Aneurysm;
Brain Edema;
Hemorrhage*;
Humans;
Hydrocephalus;
Infant;
Infarction;
Male;
Meningitis;
Meningitis, Bacterial;
Meningitis, Pneumococcal*;
Seizures;
Streptococcus pneumoniae*;
Streptococcus*;
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage;
Thrombosis*;
Vasculitis
- From:
Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society
2003;11(2):362-366
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common pathogen of bacterial meningitis in childhood. It causes such intracranial complications as hydrocephalus, cerebral edema, inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone(SIADH), and convulsion, and also such cerebral vascular complications as vasculitis, thrombosis, aneurysm, infarction, and subarachnoid hemorrhage. We report a male of 4 months old who had intracerebral cortical hemorrhage and sinovenous thrombosis complicated by streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis. Also, we reviewed the literature on intracerebral vascular complications related to bacterial meningitis.
