Community-acquired bacterial meningitis is a life-threatening illness that is commonly caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Often, it can be associated with high mortality and morbidity rates especially due to the frequency of added neurological complications like hydrocephalus, seizures, stroke, and cerebrovascular events. Here we present an unusual case of cerebrovascular infarction complicating the outcome of a patient who suffered from community-acquired bacterial meningitis.
Keywords: cardiovascular complications; embolic cva; infectious disease pathology; neurologic injury; pneumococcal meningitis.
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