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Listeria monocytogenes rhomboencephalitis with cranial-nerve palsies: a case report
West Virginia medical journal, Vol.94(2), pp.80-83
03/1998
PMID: 9581507
Abstract
Listeria monocytogenes rhomboencephalitis is an uncommon complication of L. monocytogenes meningitis. It presents in a typical biphasic pattern characterized by a non-specific prodromal period followed by any combination of asymmetrical, cranial-nerve palsies; cerebellar signs; hemiparesis or hypesthesia; and diminished consciousness. The survival rate is greater than 70% when appropriate antibiotic therapy is initiated early. However, approximately 60 percent of the survivors develop neurological sequelae. We present the case of a 33-year-old woman who developed L. monocytogenes meningitis with subsequent rhomboencephalitis and cranial-nerve palsie, and review the literature on this syndrome.
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- Title
- Listeria monocytogenes rhomboencephalitis with cranial-nerve palsies
- Publication Details
- West Virginia medical journal, Vol.94(2), pp.80-83
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- West Virginia State Medical Association
- Copyright
- © West Virginia State Medical Association
- Identifiers
- 99380182040806600
- Academic Unit
- Public Health; Usha Kundu, MD College of Health
- Language
- English