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Headache, nuchal rigidity, photophobia Increased # white blood cells in the CSF (pleocytosis) |
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If lumbar puncture is delayed |
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Gram negative diplococci
Colonizer of nasopharynx |
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all 11 to 18 year olds, Vaccine: |
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Basal meningitis (Tb- chronic bacterial) |
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cranial nerve involvement Ziehl-Neelsen and Fite special stains |
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Involvement of dorsal roots and ganglia Proprioceptive loss is severe Pathology--Dorsal columns are pale and atrophic |
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Brain invasion – subacute encephalitis Patients manifest with progressive mental deterioration and mood alteration |
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Meningeal-meningovascular neurosyphilis |
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Lymphocytes and VDRL in CSF |
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Presented with meningitis, facial nerve palsies, mild encephalopathy, and |
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Adults HSV 1 Children HSV 2 |
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Usually no vesicular lesions present |
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– Headache – Fever – Focal neurologic findings – Nausea & vomiting – Seizures – +/- nuchal rigidity |
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Collection of pus between the arachnoid and the inner surface of the dura. |
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Commonly associated with osteomyelitis. Epidural abscess may occur in spinal cord. |
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