Acute Complications of Meningococcal Meningitis in Children

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Ahmad Ali Aurakzai
Muhammad Imran
Faiz Muhammad
Aurang Zeb

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In a series of 150 patients with group A meningococcal 13.33% (n=20) had different acute complications. Convulsions were the commonest complication followed by cranial nerve palsies. Arthritis was not uncommon. Neurological complications had bad prognostic significance.

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Aurakzai AA, Imran M, Muhammad F, Zeb A. Acute Complications of Meningococcal Meningitis in Children. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2011 Aug. 25 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];7(2). Available from: https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/430
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