Abstract:
:A prospective study was performed on 44 patients (newborn to one year old) with acute bacterial meningitis. Sonograms were obtained within 72 hours of diagnosis, and repeated on 7th, 14th or at an early date, if required. The spectrum of sonographic features of meningitis included normal scan (35.4%), echogenic sulci (63.7%) and parenchyma (29.5%), ventriculomegaly (59%), ventriculitis (35%), pseudo-porencephalic cyst (4.4%), extra axial fluid collection (4.4%), encephalomalacia (2.2%) and cerebral abscess (2.2%) in patients.
journal_name
Indian Pediatrjournal_title
Indian pediatricsauthors
Soni JP,Gupta BD,Soni M,Gupta M,Dabi DR,Nemal KRsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-11-01 00:00:00pages
1337-43issue
11eissn
0019-6061issn
0974-7559journal_volume
31pub_type
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更新日期:1994-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1994-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2019-10-15 00:00:00
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