Syringomyelia--a complication of meningitis--case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Syringomyelia following meningitis is a rare condition. This report summarizes the history of a 43 year old Indian male who developed arachnoiditis as a sequalae of tubercular meningitis. This later progressed to syringomyelia. The patient was treated with a syringo-subarachnoid shunt.
Medical subject headings
- Arachnoiditis
- Meningitis
- Syringomyelia