Neuropediatrics, Table of Contents Neuropediatrics 1996; 27(6): 323-325DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-973802 Short communications © Hippokrates Verlag GmbH Stuttgart Locked-In Syndrome in an Adolescent Patient with Pneumococcal Meningitis W. Habre1 , M. Caflisch1 , V. Chaves-Vischer1 , J. Delavelle2 , Ch. A. Haenggeli1 1Department of Pediatrics, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland 2Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Abstract A 15-year-old adolescent with pneumococcal meningitis and increased intracranial pressure presented clinical and neurophysiological evidence of the locked-in syndrome. MRI studies showed an area of infarction involving the ventral part of the medulla. Key words Pneumococcal meningitis - Cerebral herniation - Vasculitis - Locked-in syndrome - MRI PDF (611 kb)
