Post-infectious central and peripheral nervous system diseases complicating Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. Report of three cases and review of the literature.

Three patients with a central and peripheral nervous system disease complicating a Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pn.) infection are presented.

Craniectomy in severe, life-threatening encephalitis: a report on outcome and long-term prognosis of four cases.

Objective: To report the feasibility of craniectomy with duraplasty in four patients with life-threatening encephalitis and, in particular, their long-term outcome.

Design: Report of four cases, analysis of the acute clinical course and neurological long-term sequelae.

Results: Generous craniectomy with duraplasty was performed in four patients with life-threatening encephalitis leading to decortication and decerebration.