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