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Pearls and Oy-sters: Tuberculous meningitis: Not a diagnosis of exclusion
A 21-year-old man presented to his local emergency department with 5 days of headache, which was dull, occipital, bilateral, nonthrobbing, and progressively worsening. It was associated with mild fever, photophobia, and neck pain and stiffness. He had no history of headache, chronic illness, recent vaccinations, cutaneous rash, cough, diarrhea, arthralgia, or myalgia. He was from Ecuador and had been living in the United States for less than 1 year. He had been incarcerated while in Ecuador. Sublingual temperature on admission was 102.6°F. Other vital signs were within normal limits. On physical examination, he appeare...
Source: Neurology - January 21, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Jongeling, A. C., Pisapia, D. Tags: Hydrocephalus, Encephalitis, Meningitis, Critical care RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION Source Type: research

Diarrhea-associated pneumococcal meningitis with complicating hydrocephalus in a child in a resource-limited setting
Conclusions: Childhood pneumococcal meningitis may be associated with diarrhea, pneumonia, and other related complication. Appropriate antibiotic therapy alone may not be sufficient to avert complications. Communicating hydrocephalus is potentially an ominous ramification of meningitis even when the ultrasonography result is normal. Rapid diagnosis is imperative to attain good outcome. Evidence advocates further research into the risk factors of meningitis in diarrheal children that may help in early diagnosis and management to reduce meningitis-related fatal outcome.
Source: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries - August 31, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Dramatic response to a 3-week course of ceftriaxone in late neuroborreliosis mimicking atypical dementia and normal pressure hydrocephalus
We report a patient with features of atypical dementia and normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), who improved dramatically after a single 3-week course of ceftriaxone.
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - May 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Raffi Topakian, Herta Artemian, Bettina Metschitzer, Herbert Lugmayr, Thomas Kühr, Barbara Pischinger Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Meningitis Related Ventriculitis - Experience from a Tertiary Care Centre in Northern India
Conclusions Ventriculitis associated with meningitis is a difficult to treat infection with significant mortality and morbidity. It requires prolonged administration of antibiotics. External ventricular drainage may improve cure rate and hasten clearing of CSF infection.
Source: Indian Journal of Pediatrics - March 12, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Aggregatibacter aphrophilus ventriculitis following C1-C2 transarticular screw fixation
Conclusions To our knowledge, this is the first report of Aggregatibacter aphrophilus ventriculitis following C1-C2 transarticular screw fixation.
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - January 19, 2016 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

Aggregatibacter aphrophilus ventriculitis following C1-C2 transarticular screw fixation.
CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, this is the first report of Aggregatibacter aphrophilus ventriculitis following C1-C2 transarticular screw fixation. PMID: 26851694 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska - January 1, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Tok S, Neidert MC, Bloemberg G, Sürücü O Tags: Neurol Neurochir Pol Source Type: research

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms after daclizumab therapy in MS
In 2012, a 33-year-old woman was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) after fulfilling McDonald criteria and careful exclusion of other differential diagnoses. Five years later (EDSS 1), she changed her disease-modifying therapy after side effects to betaferon (flu-like symptoms) and dimethyl fumarate (erythema and pruritus) to daclizumab. Two months after 2 applications of 150 mg daclizumab, she developed a self-limiting rash (figure 1A), followed by fever, headaches, meningismus, photophobia, nausea, paraesthesia, and itching of her upper body 1 month later. Blood test showed decreased lymphocyte counts...
Source: Neurology Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation - July 10, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Scheibe, F., Metz, I., Radbruch, H., Siebert, E., Wolf, S., Köhnlein, M., Harms, L., Meisel, A. Tags: Autoimmune diseases, Vasculitis, Critical care, Multiple sclerosis Clinical/Scientific Notes Source Type: research

Gliomatosis Cerebri Masquerades as a Granulomatous Process (P4.225)
Conclusions: It is important to consider neoplastic etiologies in the differential of granulomatous processes, even when preliminary neoplastic evaluation is unremarkable.Disclosure: Dr. LaBuzetta has nothing to disclose. Dr. Rama has nothing to disclose. Dr. Lemkuil has nothing to disclose. Dr. Karanjia has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Labuzetta, J., Rama, A., Lemkuil, B., Karanjia, N. Tags: Neuro-oncology: Rare Tumors Source Type: research

Empirical antibiotic cover for Listeria monocytogenes infection beyond the neonatal period: a time for change?
Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive bacterium which can cause invasive infection in the immunocompromised, pregnant women and young infants. Listeria are not susceptible to the third generation cephalosporins (such as cefotaxime or ceftriaxone) usually given as empirical antibiotic treatment to unwell children. Amoxicillin or ampicillin is thus added for infants less than 3 months of age with suspected serious bacterial infection. However empirical antibiotic cover for L. monocytogenes infection beyond the neonatal period may not be needed. Current recommendation The National Institute of Health and Care Excelle...
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - April 17, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Okike, I. O., Awofisayo, A., Adak, B., Heath, P. T. Tags: Drugs: infectious diseases, Meningitis, Hydrocephalus, Infection (neurology), Pregnancy, Reproductive medicine, Guidelines Leading article Source Type: research

Acute onset and rapid progression of tubercular meningitis and ischemic infarcts in an immune competent patient. (P1.317)
Conclusions:TB meningitis is a severe and frequently fatal cause of meningitis and vasculopathy. While well characterized and often on the initial differential for chronic meningitis, it is rarely encountered as a cause of acute meningitis in an immunocompetent population in the US. In this particular case rapid progression and likely secondary vasculopathy with brainstem infarcts precluded timely diagnosis and directed treatment.Disclosure: Dr. Utigard has nothing to disclose. Dr. Katyshev has nothing to disclose. Dr. Isada has nothing to disclose. Dr. Dani has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 17, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Utigard, E., Katyshev, V., Isada, C., Dani, D. Tags: Autoimmunity with Infection, Syphilis, Lyme, Tuberculosis, and other Bacteria Source Type: research

Solitary Aggregatibacter aphrophilus tectal abscess in an immunocompetent patient.
Conclusion: We suggest that an empiric diagnosis of tectal glioma should be made with caution for a ring-enhancing mass. CSF should be routinely cultured at the time of operative diversion if abscess is a possibility. PMID: 29184708 [PubMed]
Source: Surgical Neurology International - December 2, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Surg Neurol Int Source Type: research

Early neonatal respiratory distress revealing meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 17F: a case report
Conclusion: This finding shows that clinical manifestations of neonatal pneumococcal meningitis may be atypical and/or misleading.Keywords: Streptococcus pneumoniae; neonatal meningitis; respiratory distress.
Source: African Health Sciences - December 14, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: N éhémie Nzoyikorera, Mouna Lehlimi, Idrissa Diawara, Khalid Zerouali, Raja Alami, Khalid Katfy, Fakhreddine Maaloum, Mounir Chemsia, Abderahim Habzi, Said Benomar, Naima Elmdaghri Source Type: research

Neuroimaging of central nervous system tuberculosis
We present a severe case of CNS tuberculosis with intracranial hypertension, vasculitis and hyponatremia, associated with poorer outcomes (2). A high index of suspicion allowed prompt start of antituberculosis treatment. Diagnosis was corroborated by microbiological positivity and a typical triad in neuroimaging (hydrocephalus, vasculitis and basal meningeal enhancement) (3), which we wish to emphasize.PMID:37198514
Source: Acta Neurologica Taiwanica - May 17, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Catarina Granjo Morais Ana Reis-Melo Joana Oliveira Augusto Ribeiro Irene Pinto-Carvalho Margarida Tavares Source Type: research