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Meningitis, meningoencephalitis and encephalitis in Bern: an observational study of 258 patients

open access: yesBMC Neurology, 2021
Background Depending on geographic location, causes of encephalitis, meningoencephalitis and meningitis vary substantially. We aimed to identify the most frequent causes, clinical presentation and long-term outcome of encephalitis, meningoencephalitis ...
Anamaria Ungureanu   +9 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis by Naegleria fowleri: Pathogenesis and Treatments

open access: yesBiomolecules, 2021
Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba (FLA) that is commonly known as the “brain-eating amoeba.” This parasite can invade the central nervous system (CNS), causing an acute and fulminating infection known as primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM).
A. Güémez, Elisa García
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Brain Atrophy in Dogs With Meningoencephalitis of Unknown Origin. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Vet Intern Med
ABSTRACT Background Information regarding repeat magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in dogs with meningoencephalitis of unknown origin (MUO) is sparse and it is unknown whether brain atrophy occurs. Objectives To determine whether brain atrophy occurs in MUO and evaluate if there is an association between atrophy and survival or relapse ...
Gonçalves R, Walmsley G, Maddox TW.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Geographic Range of Recreational Water–Associated Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, United States, 1978–2018

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
Naegleria fowleri is a free-living ameba that causes primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a rare but usually fatal disease. We analyzed trends in recreational water exposures associated with PAM cases reported during 1978–2018 in the United States ...
R. Gharpure   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cryptococcus neoformans Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Patient after COVID-19 Infection

open access: yesCase Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2021
Cryptococcus neoformans is a saprophytic fungus that causes fatal disseminated infections in immunocompromised hosts. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple cases of secondary viral, bacterial, and fungal infections have been reported in ...
H. Ghanem, G. Sivasubramanian
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Worm’s Tale or Why to Avoid the Raccoon Latrine: A Case of Baylisascaris procyonis Meningoencephalitis

open access: yesCase Reports in Radiology, 2022
The raccoon roundworm Baylisascaris procyonis (B. procyonis) may infect humans to cause severe or fatal meningoencephalitis, as well as ocular and visceral larva migrans.
Adam E. Goldman-Yassen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Caused by Naegleria fowleri: A Global Review.

open access: yesClinical Infectious Diseases, 2020
BACKGROUND Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rapidly progressive and often fatal condition caused by the free-living ameba Naegleria fowleri. To estimate the global occurrence, characterize the epidemiology, and describe the clinical features
R. Gharpure   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

COVID-19-associated meningoencephalitis complicated with intracranial hemorrhage: a case report

open access: yesActa Neurochirurgica, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic that started in December 2019 is mainly related to clinical pictures consistent with respiratory symptoms; nevertheless, reports about neurological complications have recently appeared in the medical literature.
Mohammad Al-olama, A. Rashid, D. Garozzo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Case Series on Neurological Insights of Scrub Typhus [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020
Scrub typhus is a rickettsial disease caused by gram negative coccobacilli and transmitted through the bite of larval stage of mite. The disease is notable in the Asia-Pacific belt with few sporadic and epidemic cases reported from India as well.
PUNEET SAXENA   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical case of meningoencephalitis of Epstein-Barr viral etiology in an immunocompetent patient

open access: yesMedičnì Perspektivi, 2023
The article describes a rare clinical case of meningoencephalitis of Epstein-Barr viral (EBV) etiology in an immunocompetent patient. The purpose of the work was to acquaint practitioners with the problems of diagnosis and treatment of EBV-neuroinfection,
O.O. Popovych   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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