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. 2012 May;2(2):82-97.
doi: 10.4103/2229-5151.97273.

Infections of the nervous system

Vevek Parikh  1 , Veronica Tucci, Sagar Galwankar
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Infections of the nervous system

Vevek Parikh et al. Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci. 2012 May.

Erratum in

  • Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci. 2013 Jan-Mar;3(1):97

Abstract

Glycemic control is an important aspect of patient care in the surgical Infections of the nervous system are among the most difficult infections in terms of the morbidity and mortality posed to patients, and thereby require urgent and accurate diagnosis. Although viral meningitides are more common, it is the bacterial meningitides that have the potential to cause a rapidly deteriorating condition that the physician should be familiar with. Viral encephalitis frequently accompanies viral meningitis, and can produce focal neurologic findings and cognitive difficulties that can mimic other neurologic disorders. Brain abscesses also have the potential to mimic and present like other neurologic disorders, and cause more focal deficits. Finally, other infectious diseases of the central nervous system, such as prion disease and cavernous sinus thrombosis, are explored in this review.

Keywords: Brain; encephalitis; infectious; meningitis; nervous.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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