Arterial occlusion in purulent meningitis and multicystic encephalomalacia
โ Scribed by H. Yoshioka; H. Yoshioka
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 669 KB
- Volume
- 139
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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โฆ Synopsis
The second case of major cerebral arterial occlusions in purulent meningitis including autopsy findings is reported. At autopsy the cerebral arteries showed intimal hyperplasia and the brain revealed multicystic encephalomalacia. The mechanism of the arterial occlusion and the pathogenesis ofmulticystic encephalomalacia are discussed.
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