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E. Steve Roach, MD; D. Wayne Laster, MD

Arch Neurol. 1981;38(11):720-721.

Abstract
• An infected arachnoid cyst was found in a child with bacterial meningitis and prolonged fever. Surgical drainage of the cyst resulted in rapid improvement.

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Neurology (Dr Roach) and Radiology (Dr Laster), Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Feb 15, 1981.

Reprint requests to Department of Neurology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, 300 S Hawthorne Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 (Dr Roach).