Late Recovery from Severe Streptococcus pneumoniae Comatose Meningitis with Concomitant Diffuse Subcortical Cytotoxic Edema and Cortical Hypometabolism

A 75-year-old woman was admitted to ICU with coma following Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis with bacteremia. Her Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score fluctuated around 4 to 6 over the next four weeks. There was no evidence of increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Electroencephalogram (EEG) showed onl...

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Main Authors: Philippe Hantson, Thierry Duprez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9439021
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