Acute myelopathy with sudden paraplegia as the sole manifestation of meningococcal meningitis

Abstract

Acute myelopathy with sudden paraplegia is a very rare manifestation of meningococcal meningitis, with only a few cases reported in the literature. In almost all previously reported cases, other clinical manifestations of meningitis, such as fever, headache, and neck stiffness preceded acute myelopathy. In this paper, we report a case of acute myelopathy with sudden paraplegia as the sole manifestation of meningococcal meningitis, in the absence of other clinical manifestations of meningitis.

Keywords: myelopathy; meningitis; meningococci

(Published: 8 February 2010)

Citation: Libyan J Med 2010, 5: 4862 - DOI: 10.3402/ljm.v5i0.4862