Late-onset cerebral vasculopathy complicating pneumococcal meningitis. A case report with unusual clinical features

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2018 Nov:174:26-28. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.08.031. Epub 2018 Aug 31.

Authors

Manabu Wada¹, Yoshitaka Yamaguchi², Hikaru Nagasawa², Tatsushi Yamakawa²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, 1800 Aoyagi, Yamagata City, 990-2292, Japan. Electronic address: mwada@ypch.gr.jp.
² Department of Neurology, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, 1800 Aoyagi, Yamagata City, 990-2292, Japan.

PMID: 30195897
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.08.031

No abstract available

Keywords: Corticosteroid; Delayed cerebral vasculopathy; Insidious onset; Moyamoya syndrome; Pneumococcal meningitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cerebrovascular Disorders / complications
Cerebrovascular Disorders / diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Meningitis, Pneumococcal / complications*
Meningitis, Pneumococcal / diagnostic imaging*
Middle Aged
Moyamoya Disease / complications*
Moyamoya Disease / diagnostic imaging*