Chu M L, Litman N, Kaufman D M, Shinnar S
Department of Neurology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10467.
Pediatr Neurol. 1990 May-Jun;6(3):209-10. doi: 10.1016/0887-8994(90)90066-a.
Cranial nerve palsies are uncommon in nontuberculous bacterial meningitis. We report a patient with Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis, multiple cranial nerve involvement, and cerebellar signs suggestive of basilar meningitis. Nontuberculous bacterial meningitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of basilar meningitis.