Open AccessCOMPLICATIONS OF PURULENT MENINGOENCEPHALITIS IN CHILDREN
Author(s) -
Á. Rubín,
Yu. A. Shcherbuk,
A. P. Lyapin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
vestnik hirurgii im. i.i. grekova/vestnik hirurgii imeni i.i. grekova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.136
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2686-7370
pISSN - 0042-4625
DOI - 10.24884/0042-4625-2015-174-1-43-46
Subject(s) - meningoencephalitis , convalescence , medicine , hydrocephalus , surgery , pediatrics , pathology
An analysis of 19 cases of meningoencephalitis was made in infants aged under one year old. The disease was complicated by chronic subdural hematomas in 11 patients and by hydrocephalus in 8 patients. The article presents the strategy, treatment results and diagnostic procedures volume. Based on their work, the authors made a conclusion that meningoencephalitis required an emergency neurosurgical interference in order to avoid complications in convalescence period.