An unusual case of chronic meningitis
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An unusual case of chronic meningitis
BACKGROUND Chronic meningitis is defined as symptoms and signs of meningeal inflammation and persisting cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities such as elevated protein level and pleocytosis for at least one month. CASE PRESENTATION A 62-year-old woman, of unremarkable past medical history, was admitted to hospital for investigation of a four-week history of vomiting, malaise an associated hyponatr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0972-2327
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.29210