Neurological sequelae after childhood bacterial meningitis
• In long-term follow-up, 1/3 of BM children suffered from neurological sequelae in the 2010s, aphasia and dysphasia being the most common sequelae. • Hearing loss was diagnosed in only two (3%) children, whom of both were deaf.
Authors
- Anu Laulajainen‐Hongisto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5109-6944)
- Tea Nieminen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2157-4567)
- Riste Saat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2622-585X)
- Antti A. Aarnisalo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0138-8532)
- Sakke Niemelä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8479-9096)
- Laura Lempinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8568-1997)
- Jussi Jero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1945-4008)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- University of Turku (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Helsinki Children's Hospital (FI)
- East Tallinn Central Hospital (EE)
- Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-024-05788-w
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.69
Funders
- Helsingin Yliopisto
- Korvatautien Tutkimussäätiö