Abstract
Myelopathy is an infrequently reported complication of bacterial meningitis. We report the case of 32- year old Nepali male who developed acute transverse myelopathy, confirmed by MRI, subsequent to acute bacterial meningitis.
© 2010 Jassim, Sadik, Salim, licensee Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals.
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