Meningococcal Encephalitis associated with cerebellar tonsillar herniation and acute cervicomedullary injury

O. FayeyeDepartment of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK

B. L. PettoriniDepartment of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UKCorrespondence[email protected]

M. SmithDepartment of Neurology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK

H. WilliamsDepartment of Radiology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK

D. RodriguesDepartment of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK

A. KayDepartment of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK

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