1.
Neurol Sci
; 32(1): 139-42, 2011 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20526642
RESUMO
We present a case of pneumococcal meningitis complicated by leukoencephalopathy. Possible pathogenic mechanisms, a diagnostic pitfall, and optimal treatment options are discussed.
Assuntos
Leucoencefalopatias/etiologia , Meningite Pneumocócica/complicações , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Avaliação de Estado de Karnofsky , Leucoencefalopatias/diagnóstico , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos
2.
Neurol Sci
; 30(1): 51-4, 2009 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19145403
RESUMO
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a rare inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that causes severe attacks of optic neuritis and myelitis. Abnormal CSF findings are one of the characteristics of NMO that help to distinguish it from classical multiple sclerosis. Here we describe two cases of Devic's syndrome with CSF findings suggestive of bacterial meningomyelitis.