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Meningitis, Bacterial

Known as: Meningitis, bacterial NOS, Bacterial Meningitis, Bacterial Meningitides 
Bacterial infections of the leptomeninges and subarachnoid space, frequently involving the cerebral cortex, cranial nerves, cerebral blood vessels… 
National Institutes of Health

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Meningitis, HaemophilusMeningococcal InfectionsMeningococcal meningitisleptomeningitis

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infectious meningitisnervous system disorder

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Laminin receptor initiates bacterial contact with the blood brain barrier in experimental meningitis models.
A diverse array of infectious agents, including prions and certain neurotropic viruses, bind to the laminin receptor (LR), and… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Incidence, cause, and short-term outcome of convulsive status epilepticus in childhood: prospective population-based study
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Neurological diseases: Pathogenesis of bacterial meningitis: from bacteraemia to neuronal injury
Bacterial meningitis is an important cause of mortality and morbidity despite advances in antimicrobial therapy. A key factor… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Dexamethasone in adults with bacterial meningitis
Background Mortality and morbidity rates are high among adults with acute bacterial meningitis, especially those with… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Pathophysiology of bacterial meningitis: mechanism(s) of neuronal injury.
No bacterial disease has undergone a more dramatic change in epidemiology during the past decade than acute bacterial meningitis… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Dynamics of brain-derived proteins in cerebrospinal fluid.
  • H. Reiber
  • Clinica chimica acta; international journal of…
  • 2001
  • Corpus ID: 15971876
Review
1992
Review
1992
Bacterial meningitis: pathogenesis, pathophysiology, and progress.
FIFTY years after the advent of antibiotics for clinical use, bacterial meningitis remains an important cause of morbidity and… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
The beneficial effects of early dexamethasone administration in infants and children with bacterial meningitis.
BACKGROUND In experimental models of meningitis and in children with meningitis, dexamethasone has been shown to reduce meningeal… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Bacterial meningitis in the United States, 1986: report of a multistate surveillance study. The Bacterial Meningitis Study Group.
A prospective, laboratory-based surveillance project obtained accurate data on meningitis in a population of 34 million people… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Bacterial meningitis in the United States, 1978 through 1981: The national bacterial meningitis surveillance study
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