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infectious meningitis

Known as: Infective Meningitis 
Inflammation of the meninges of the brain and/or spinal cord caused by an infectious agent (viral, bacterial, or fungal). Symptoms include headache… 
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Central Nervous SystemMeningesMeningitisNervous system structure

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Meningitis, BacterialViral meningitis

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nervous system infection

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Review
2014
Review
2014
Methods of rapid diagnosis for the etiology of meningitis in adults.
Infectious meningitis may be due to bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal or viral agents. Diagnosis of meningitis must take into… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Contrast-enhanced flair imaging in the evaluation of infectious leptomeningeal diseases.
Review
2005
Review
2005
Aseptic meningitis: Diagnosis and management
The term aseptic meningitis encompasses all types of inflammations of the brain meninges other than that caused by pus producing… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Contrast-enhanced FLAIR in the early diagnosis of infectious meningitis
We investigated the accuracy of MRI in the early diagnosis of infectious meningitis with emphasis on the value of gadolinium… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Infectious meningitis: prospective evaluation with magnetization transfer MRI.
The study was performed with the aim of prospectively characterizing infectious meningitis of different aetiology using… 
2003
2003
Expression of matrix metalloproteinases, sICAM-1 and IL-8 in CSF from children with meningitis
2001
2001
Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in tuberculous meningitis
Review
1999
Review
1999
The challenge of drug-induced aseptic meningitis.
Several drugs can induce the development of aseptic meningitis. Drug-induced aseptic meningitis (DIAM) can mimic an infectious… 
1994
1994
The Use of Cytokine and C-Reactive Protein Measurements in Cerebrospinal Fluid during Acute Infective Meningitis
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP), tumour necrosis factor α (TNF), interleukin-6 (IL-6), total… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Tumour necrosis factor-alpha in infectious meningitis.
During a one year period tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) was prospectively determined in the cerebrospinal fluid of 49… 
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