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Case Reports
. 2004 Apr;30(4):281-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2003.10.013.

Cerebral infarct and meningitis secondary to Lemierre's syndrome

Jamie R Bentham  1 , Andrew J Pollard, Christopher A Milford, Philip Anslow, Mike G Pike
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Case Reports

Cerebral infarct and meningitis secondary to Lemierre's syndrome

Jamie R Bentham et al. Pediatr Neurol. 2004 Apr.

Abstract

The case is reported of a young man with Fusobacterium necrophorum septicemia who developed cavernous sinus thrombosis, meningitis, carotid artery stenosis and stroke. This article presents the only reported case of arterial stroke in Lemierre's syndrome. Clinical presentation, diagnostic difficulty and treatment are discussed.

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