Cognitive deficits following exposure to pneumococcal meningitis: an event-related potential study.

BACKGROUND: Pneumococcal meningitis (PM) is a severe and life-threatening disease that is associated with cognitive impairment including learning difficulties, cognitive slowness, short-term memory deficits and poor academic performance. There are limited data on cognitive outcomes following exposur...

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Main Authors: Kihara, M, de Haan, M, Were, E, Garrashi, H, Neville, BG, Newton, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2012