Acute Complications of Meningococcal Meningitis in Children
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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 Nov. 23];7(2). Available from: https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/430
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