Neurological Disorders and Use of Healthcare Services After Bacterial Meningitis in Childhood: A Nationwide, Population-Based Cohort Study

Emma E. Graham; Malte M. Tetens; Jacob Bodilsen; Nanna S. Andersen; Ram Dessau; Svend Ellermann-Eriksen; Kristina Franck; Sofie Midgley; Jens Kjølseth Møller; Alex Christian Nielsen; Lene Nielsen; Kirstine K. Søgaard; Christian Østergaard; Anne-Mette Lebech; Ulrikka Nygaard; Lars H. Omland; Niels Obel

doi:10.1093/jpids/piae126

Neurological Disorders and Use of Healthcare Services After Bacterial Meningitis in Childhood: A Nationwide, Population-Based Cohort Study

Emma E. Graham^*, Malte M. Tetens, Jacob Bodilsen, Nanna S. Andersen, Ram Dessau, Svend Ellermann-Eriksen, Kristina Franck, Sofie Midgley, Jens Kjølseth Møller, Alex Christian Nielsen, Lene Nielsen, Kirstine K. Søgaard, Christian Østergaard, Anne-Mette Lebech, Ulrikka Nygaard, Lars H. Omland, Niels Obel

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In this population-based, nationwide Danish cohort study, bacterial meningitis in childhood was associated with increased neurological morbidity. The risks were highest among young children, who also received more antiepileptic medication. All children had increased frequency of hospital visits. These findings highlight the importance of follow-up after bacterial meningitis in children.

Original language	English
Article number	piae126
Journal	Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Volume	14
Issue number	2
Number of pages	6
ISSN	2048-7193
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piae126
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2025

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Keywords

Adolescent
Anticonvulsants/therapeutic use
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Denmark/epidemiology
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Meningitis, Bacterial/drug therapy
Nervous System Diseases
cohort study
childhood
pediatric
neurological disorders
bacterial meningitis

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Graham, E. E., Tetens, M. M., Bodilsen, J., Andersen, N. S., Dessau, R., Ellermann-Eriksen, S., Franck, K., Midgley, S., Møller, J. K., Nielsen, A. C., Nielsen, L., Søgaard, K. K., Østergaard, C., Lebech, A.-M., Nygaard, U., Omland, L. H., & Obel, N. (2025). Neurological Disorders and Use of Healthcare Services After Bacterial Meningitis in Childhood: A Nationwide, Population-Based Cohort Study. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 14(2), Article piae126. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piae126

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Neurological Disorders and Use of Healthcare Services After Bacterial Meningitis in Childhood: A Nationwide, Population-Based Cohort Study. / Graham, Emma E.; Tetens, Malte M.; Bodilsen, Jacob et al.
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