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Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome and Essential Thrombocythemia: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome (PTCS) is characterized by elevated intracranial pressure in the absence of intracranial mass lesions, structural abnormalities, or infectious conditions. Although the exact pathogenesis of PTCS remains largely elusive, it is increasingly recognized as a multifactorial condition.
Fang‐Tzu Chang, Yi‐Ying Chen, Fu‐Yu Lin   +2 more
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Overcoming Cognitive Bias: A Case of Disseminated Neurocysticercosis in a Muslim Woman With Remote Pork Consumption

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Religious prohibitions against pork do not exclude individuals residing in endemic regions from contracting neurocysticercosis. Obtaining a detailed lifetime exposure history, including prior religious and dietary practices, is essential to overcome cognitive bias and prevent diagnostic delays.
Joseph Y. B. Nnang, Berjo Takoutsing, Astel Dongmo, Jeanne Annick Tsilla, Barah Mvuchiim, Roshina Numfor, Munteh Fang Nkwojei Randall, Elvira Aka, Ignatius Esene   +8 more
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Clinical decision rules for acute bacterial meningitis: current insights

, 2016
Alain Viallon,1 Elisabeth Botelho-Nevers,2 Fabrice Zeni3 1Emergency Department, 2Department of Infectious Disease, 3Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital, Saint-Etienne, France Abstract: Acute community-acquired bacterial meningitis (BM) requires ...
Viallon A, Zeni F, Botelho-Nevers E
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A Case Report on Meningitis Complicated by Acute Ischemic Stroke and Failed Thrombolysis

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Ischemic stroke is one of the rare but grave complications of meningitis with poor outcomes and long‐term sequelae, and the role of thrombolysis with infection‐related stroke remains uncertain. This case report documents a 52‐year‐old man presented with fever, headache, vomiting, and altered sensorium, and on examination he had neck rigidity ...
Sonam Dema, Dechen Choden, Sonam Wangmo
wiley   +1 more source

Differential effects of therapeutic complement inhibitors on serum bactericidal activity against non-groupable meningococcal isolates recovered from patients treated with eculizumab

Haematologica, 2019
Dan M. Granoff, Howard Kim, Nadav Topaz, Jessica MacNeil, Xin Wang, Lucy A. McNamara   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Relationship between Hyponatremia and Bacterial and Non-Bacterial Meningitis and Its Complications [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul
Background and Objective: Considering the lack of knowledge and the difference in the prevalence of hyponatremia in non-bacterial meningitis and bacterial meningitis, this study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between ...
H Sorkhi, S Moghadas Niaki, M Hajiahmadi, M Pournasrollah, M Mohammadi   +4 more
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Therapy of bacterial meningitis

, 2004
Usually, purulent meningitis is an acute bacterial disease. For more than fifty years, antibiotic chemotherapy is widely available. However, the course of bacterial meningitis remains lethal in more than 20% of affected adult patients.
Nau, R., Schmidt, H.
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Contezolid in the Treatment of Multidrug‐Resistant Tuberculous Meningitis: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Multidrug‐resistant tuberculous meningitis (MDR‐TBM) has a high mortality rate, and treatment options are limited. Linezolid is recommended for refractory cases but often causes intolerable adverse reactions such as peripheral neuropathy. Contezolid, a novel oxazolidinone, has shown better safety profiles in preclinical and early clinical ...
Na Wang, Xingyu Li, Qiaoyi Yan, Haitao Su, Yufeng Liu, Yanhong Li, Chunrong Yang, Yingchun Gu, Taoli Yan, Qiuzhen Wang, Xia Liu   +10 more
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A Coinfection Model of Bacterial Meningitis and Hepatitis B Diseases With Optimal Control and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Journal of Applied Mathematics
In this work, a compartmental model for the coinfection of bacterial meningitis and Hepatitis B was formulated and analyzed. The most sensitive parameters were identified, including the contact rates for Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and bacterial meningitis ...
Malede Atnaw Belay, Jeconia Abonyo Okelo, David Mwangi Theuri, Haileyesus Tessema Alemneh, Negesse Yizengaw Alemu   +4 more
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Pharmacodynamics of antibiotics in experimental bacterial meningitis--two sides to rapid bacterial killing in the cerebrospinal fluid

, 1990
In bacterial meningitis, several pharmacodynamic factors determine therapeutic success--when defined as sterilization of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); (i) local host defense deficits require the use of bactericidal antibiotics; (ii) CSF antibiotic ...
Täuber, MG, Sande, MA
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