Cribriform plate dehiscence and encephalo-meningocele may not be the only cause of recurrent bacterial meningitis

Authors

  • Josef Finsterer Neurology et Neurophysiology Censer, Vienna, Austria
  • Sounira Mehri Biochemistry Laboratory, LR12ES05 "Nutrition-Functional Foods and Vascular Health", Faculty of Medicine, Monastir, Tunisia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62438/tunismed.v102i7.5058

Keywords:

bacterial meningitis, streptococcus pneumoniae , cribriform plate, encephalo-meningocele, recurrence

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2024-06-28

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