PPT-ENLS Version 4.0 Meningitis And Encephalitis

Content Katharina M Busl MD MS Ricardo A Hernandez MD William J Meurer MD MS Sarah Peacock DNP APRN ACNPBC Sandra DW Buttram MD Slides Chris Robinson DO        . A. Bacterial Infections of the Nervous System. 1. Bacterial Meningitis. A) Although bacteria can infect the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, they more commonly infect the meninges and cerebrospinal fluids resulting in meningitis. The infant was noted to be coughing with nasal catarrh for the last 5 days. Hours before the seizure episode, his temperature was taken to be 38.9C. . Perinatal. and postnatal histories were unremarkable. . A. Bacterial Infections of the Nervous System. 1. Bacterial Meningitis. A) Although bacteria can infect the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, they more commonly infect the meninges and cerebrospinal fluids resulting in meningitis. . Professor. Emergency. . Medicine. University. of Colorado Denver. Altered Mental Status. Overview. Altered mental status: It Could Be [almost] Anything! requires a thorough work-up. What is the differential for altered mental status?. . Meningitis. Acute meningitis refers to a syndrome of fever, headache, and . meningismus. associated with a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) . pleocytosis. due to infection and inflammation in the subarachnoid space. Areej. Al . Daur. . Aya. . Ferwana. . Bara’a. . Sheek. Al . Eed. TO:. Dr.Ayham. Abu . Laila. Let’s begin with . Bara’a. Bacterial . infection. Bacterial infection in . CNS. Faculty of Medicine. Al-Balqa Applied University. Email: ali.alkhader@bau.edu.jo. How can microbes enter the nervous system?. Hematogenous. …the most common. . …mostly arterial. . …can be from facial veins (through anastomoses with venous sinuses of the skull). 166 Update on Tropical Fever Parotitis strongly suggests mumps encephalitis in an unvaccinated patient with mental Encephalitic rabies usually presents with hydrophobia, aerophobia, pharyngeal spasms, Specimen . type. : . CSF. Minimum volume. : . 0.5 mL. Turn-around . time. : . 24 . h after receipt to . lab. Orders. : . Orderable in . HealthBridge. and . Tsystem. Limitations. : . This test does not differentiate between . Content. : . Vineeta. Singh, MD; Craig Williamson, MD; Jennifer . Erklauer. , MD. Slides. : Nicholas A. Morris, MD. Presenter:. Your name. Your institution.  .  .  .  . Conflicts:. No conflicts. Viral infections of CNS. (CNS Block , Microbiology : 2016) . Virus neurological diseases. :. Acute viral infections of the CNS.. Chronic . virus neurological diseases. .. . Neurological diseases precipitated by viral infections.. . Important. Doctor’s notes . Extra explanation. Only F . or . only M. Editing File . ". لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله العلي العظيم. Headache and CSF interpretation on the AMU. 41-year-old male . PMHx. of migraine with aura during adolescence. Admitted 14/7 ago with severe post-coital headache. CT and LP normal (. xanthochromia. negative). . Arafah. Diseases of Central Nervous System. Infections. of Central Nervous System. Infections of Central Nervous System. Meningitis. refers to an inflammatory process of the . leptomeninges. and CSF within the subarachnoid space. .