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Myelopathy secondary to neonatal bacterial meningitis
S B Coker1, J K Muraskas, C Thomas
1Department of Neurology, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois.
Abstract:
Myelopathy is an infrequently reported complication of bacterial meningitis. Four patients with neonatal meningitis and cervical myelopathy are reported. This complication may be more frequent than presumed and should be closely assessed during evaluation. The conditions of most previously reported survivors improved or resolved and the majority involved the cervical spinal cord.
Insights
Bacterial meningitis can cause myelopathy, a spinal cord complication, particularly in newborns. This study highlights four cases, suggesting it may be more common than previously thought and warrants careful assessment.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Pediatrics
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Myelopathy is a rare complication of bacterial meningitis.
- Neonatal meningitis can lead to serious neurological sequelae.