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Images in neonatal medicine
Rapid diagnosis of cerebral sinovenous thrombosis complicating group B streptococcus meningitis by multidetector CT venography
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A full-term infant delivered vaginally developed fever and refractory seizures at 34 h of age, ultimately requiring thiopentone anaesthesia. Cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral blood cultures isolated Streptococcus agalactiae. Urgent plain cranial CT revealed a hypo-attenuated area in the left occipital region (fig 1). A multidetector computed tomographic (MDCT) venogram showed a …
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