J Korean Child Neurol Soc.  2003 Nov;11(2):362-366.

A Case of Intracerebral Thrombosis and Cortical Hemorrhage Complicated by Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis

• Cho JY
• Han BM
• Kim HM
• Lim BK
• Cha BH

Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common pathogen of bacterial meningitis in childhood. It causes such intracranial complications as hydrocephalus, cerebral edema, inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone(SIADH), and convulsion, and also such cerebral vascular complications as vasculitis, thrombosis, aneurysm, infarction, and subarachnoid hemorrhage. We report a male of 4 months old who had intracerebral cortical hemorrhage and sinovenous thrombosis complicated by streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis. Also, we reviewed the literature on intracerebral vascular complications related to bacterial meningitis.

Keyword

Streptococcus pneumoniae; Meningitis; Thrombosis

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm
Brain Edema
Hemorrhage*
Humans
Hydrocephalus
Infant
Infarction
Male
Meningitis
Meningitis, Bacterial
Meningitis, Pneumococcal*
Seizures
Streptococcus pneumoniae*
Streptococcus*
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Thrombosis*
Vasculitis