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Year : 2016 | Volume
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Ptosis and ataxia complicating enteric encephalopathy in a child
T Bindu Nair, KR Sanjeev, Dipti Kumar
Department of Paediatrics, Army College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
T Bindu Nair Department of Paediatrics, Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi Cantonment, New Delhi - 110 010 India
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DOI: 10.4103/1110-2098.198805
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Ptosis, ataxia, and dysarthria presenting together are very rare neurological complications of enteric fever. We report a case of a 3-year-old boy with blood culture-proven enteric septicemia who developed these very rare neurological complications of enteric fever. After starting a course of intravenous antibiotics and steroids, he became afebrile and neurological symptoms abated with no residual effects after 4 weeks. This report is a further addition to all the published neuropsychiatric complications of enteric fever so far. |
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