Leukoencephalopathy in pneumococcal meningitis: a diagnostic pitfall and treatment challenge

Dragan Lepur; Vjerislav Peterković; Klaudija Višković; Nevija Kalabrić Lepur

doi:10.1007/s10072-010-0336-z

Leukoencephalopathy in pneumococcal meningitis: a diagnostic pitfall and treatment challenge

Neurol Sci. 2011 Feb;32(1):139-42. doi: 10.1007/s10072-010-0336-z. Epub 2010 Jun 5.

Authors

Dragan Lepur¹, Vjerislav Peterković, Klaudija Višković, Nevija Kalabrić Lepur

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neuroinfections and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases Dr. Fran Mihaljević, Mirogojska 8, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia. lepurix@inet.hr

PMID: 20526642
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-010-0336-z

Abstract

We present a case of pneumococcal meningitis complicated by leukoencephalopathy. Possible pathogenic mechanisms, a diagnostic pitfall, and optimal treatment options are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Humans
Karnofsky Performance Status
Leukoencephalopathies / diagnosis
Leukoencephalopathies / etiology*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Meningitis, Pneumococcal / complications*