Results 71 to 80 of about 2,924 (215)
Pyogenic ventriculitis is a rare and potentially fatal infection of the ventricular system. While most reported cases are nosocomial and catheter‐associated, ventriculitis as a complication of community‐acquired bacterial meningitis is uncommon, particularly in adults, and carries a poor prognosis.
Marco Seneghini +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Presenting as Bilateral Ptosis in a Sri Lankan Child
Introduction. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is a rare inflammatory demyelinating disease characterized by acute onset polyfocal neurological deficits associated with encephalopathy.
Ishara Kumarasiri +5 more
doaj +1 more source
The Perilous Journey of Patients With Primary CNS‐HLH to Bone Marrow Transplant: A Case Report
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare but life‐threatening syndrome of immune dysregulation with an incidence of 1.2–1.5 cases per million children annually. Curative therapy for primary HLH requires hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
Camille Henyan +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Background and Aims: Existing literature on neurological complications related to anesthesia is reported from affluent countries but the trends may vary in less affluent countries.
Fauzia Anis Khan +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Residents of the area now occupied by the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico have had to deal with coccidioidomycosis and complicating meningitis for >1500 years. The hundredth anniversary of the reporting of disseminated coccidioidomycosis has just passed.
Ellie J. C. Goldstein +2 more
openaire +2 more sources
Caught Between the Brain and a Hard Place: A Case of a Cervicomedullary AVM
Posterior fossa arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are uncommon lesions that carry significant risk due to their proximity to the brainstem. We present the case of an 18‐year‐old female who suffered a sudden severe headache and was found to have a subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a cervicomedullary junction AVM of the juvenile Type IIa subtype ...
A. Rumhumha +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Central Nervous System Toxoplasmosis is an Under‐Recognized Opportunistic infection in Uganda
In Uganda, Toxoplasma meningoencephalitis remains underdiagnosed due to the low sensitivities and specificities of available diagnostics. In our recent publication, we identified 15 cases of possible Toxoplasma gondii meningoencephalitis by cerebrospinal fluid metagenomic next‐generation sequencing in patients with suspected meningitis.
Nathan C. Bahr +13 more
wiley +1 more source
Aseptic Meningitis as First Presentation of Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Normal Cell Blood Count
ABSTRACT Aseptic meningitis can be the initial manifestation of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), even when the complete blood count (CBC) is normal. A single cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis for malignant cells may be insufficient and could delay diagnosis. Therefore, infections, collagen vascular diseases, and malignancies—particularly leukemias—should
Mahnaz Arian +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Abstract Objectives To inform patient management and disease prevention, we sought to estimate the prevalence of, and identify risk factors for, scrub typhus, murine typhus, and spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR) among febrile patients presenting to hospital in Myanmar.
Thomas R. Bowhay +13 more
wiley +1 more source

