Computed tomographic scanning in Listeria monocytogenes meningitis
Marrie, T.J.; Riding, M.; Grant, B.
Clinical and Investigative Medicine. Medecine Clinique et Experimentale 7(4): 355-359
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0147-958X PMID: 6532637 Document Number: 230676
Seven adults with Listeria monocytogenes infection of the central nervous system had computed X-ray tomography of the head performed. One patient had a normal scan, three had hydrocephalus; cerebral edema, an arachnoid cyst and hyperemia were each noted in one patient. Atrophy of the vermis of the cerebellum was demonstrated on follow-up scans in two patients. Further studies are necessary to determine whether such atrophy is a frequent sequelae of L. monocytogenes central nervous system infection.