Primary Amoebic (Naegleria fowleri) Meningoencephalitis Presenting as Status Epilepticus

Primary Amoebic (Naegleria fowleri) Meningoencephalitis Presenting as Status Epilepticus

Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rare entity. Usual presenting features are fever, headache and seizures with meningeal signs and this disease carries high mortality rate. We present a case report of PAM presenting as status epilepticus.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A Sharma, R Raina, P Jaret, V Bharti, G Gargi, P Panda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Light House Polyclinic Mangalore 2011-04-01
Series:Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences
Subjects:
Primary amebic meningoencephalitis
Naegleria fowleri
Status epilepticus
Online Access:http://www.ojhas.org/issue37/2011-1-22.htm

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http://www.ojhas.org/issue37/2011-1-22.htm

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