Stroke? Localized, otogenic meningitis!

Scand J Infect Dis

ENT Department, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.

Published: May 2011

We report the case of a patient admitted with aphasia, treated for a stroke. Subsequently, it was revealed that the symptoms were caused by complicated otitis media with localized meningitis. This case draws attention to the possible intracranial spread of infection when neurological symptoms occur in a patient with otitis media.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2010.534502DOI Listing

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