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Leptomeningeal contrast enhancement and blood-CSF barrier dysfunction in aseptic meningitis [PDF]

, 2015
OBJECTIVE To investigate the blood-CSF barrier (BCSFB) dysfunction in aseptic meningitis. METHODS In our case series of 14 patients with acute aseptic meningitis, we compared MRI characteristics with CSF findings.
Griebe, Martin, Hennerici, Michael G, Engelhardt, Britta, Gass, Achim, Eisele, Philipp, Alonso, Angelika, Ebert, Anne D, Szabo, Kristina   +7 more
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Andiscriminated aseptic meningitis case between rickettsia and leptospiral meningitis [PDF]

, 2008
Rickettsial meningitis and leptospiral meningitis should be included in the differential diagnosis of aseptic meningitis in patients exposed to endemic areas.
Şencan, İrfan, Yavuz, Tevfik, Karabay, Oğuz, Yıldırım, Mustafa, Güçlü, Ertuğrul, Özdemir, Davut   +5 more
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Point-of-care cerebrospinal fluid Gram stain for the management of acute meningitis in adults: a retrospective observational study

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2020
Background Gram stain of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is widely used in the diagnosis of acute meningitis, however, it is often conducted in the laboratory, as only some hospitals have access to point-of-care Gram stain (PCGS). The purpose of this study was
Tomohiro Taniguchi, Sanefumi Tsuha, Soichi Shiiki, Masashi Narita   +3 more
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Clinical and laboratory characteristics of enteroviral meningitis in children, including qRT-PCR and sequencing analysis

Biomedical Papers, 2019
Aims: Enteroviruses (EVs) are the most common agents of aseptic meningitis. Some serotypes can cause serious neuroinfection leading to death. The aim of this study was to determine the representation of EVs in the etiology of aseptic meningitis in ...
Adriana Braunova, Lenka Krbkova, Petra Rainetova, Martin Musilek, Iva Capovova, Lenka Klapacova, Vaclav Musil, Lukas Homola, Tamara Kravalova, Jana Bednarova, Michal Kyr   +10 more
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Utility of cerebrospinal fluid cortisol level in acute bacterial meningitis

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2015
Background: Meningitis remains a serious clinical problem in developing as well as developed countries. Delay in diagnosis and treatment results in significant morbidity and mortality.
Anish Mehta, Rohan R Mahale, Uchil Sudhir, Mahendra Javali, Rangasetty Srinivasa   +4 more
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Case report: aseptic meningitis secondary to varicella-zoster virus (VZV) without an exanthem post MMR vaccination

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a known cause of aseptic meningitis, with a predisposition for an immunocompromised population. A dermatomal rash usually accompanies aseptic meningitis secondary to VZV.
Syeda Sahra, Abdullah Jahangir, Allison Glaser, Neville Mobarakai, Ahmad Jahangir   +4 more
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Investigating the etiologic agents of aseptic meningitis outbreak in Iranian children

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Introduction: This study aimed to determine the viral agent (s) and their genome burden associated with an aseptic meningitis outbreak that occurred in Yasuj, Iran.
Abdolkarim Ghadimi Moghadam, Eslam Yousefi, Mohamad Amin Ghatie, Ali Ghadimi Moghadam, Gholam Reza Pouladfar, Marzieh Jamalidoust   +5 more
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Aseptic Meningitis, Mucocutaneous Lesions and Arthritis after COVID-19 Vaccination in a 15-Year-Old Boy

Vaccines, 2022
We report a 15-year-old boy who developed aseptic meningitis 10 days after administration of the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2. Although accompanying aphthous mouth ulcers resembling herpetic stomatitis initially led us to suspect an ...
Thomas Bogs, Nadia Saleh, Suleyman Tolga Yavuz, Walid Fazeli, Rainer Ganschow, Felix Schreiner   +5 more
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Tuberculous meningitis: new tools and new approaches required [version 1; peer review: not peer reviewed] [PDF]

, 2019
Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe form of tuberculosis and causes widespread mortality and morbidity. Understanding of the epidemiology and pathogenesis is incomplete, and the optimal diagnosis and treatment are poorly defined.
Thwaites, Guy, International Tuberculous Meningitis Research Consortium, Seddon, James   +2 more
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Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole-Induced Aseptic Meningitis: A Rare Presentation of Commonly Used Antibiotic

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2019
Drug-induced aseptic meningitis is a rare medical condition with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole being one of the most common antimicrobial agents associated with it.
Salem Agabawi
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