Infectious meningitis may be due to bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal or viral agents.
Diagnosis of meningitis must take into account numerous items of patient history and …

Neuroimaging provides rapid, non-invasive visualization of central nervous system
infections for optimal diagnosis and management. Generalizable and characteristic imaging …

Cerebral vasculitis is characterized by inflammation of the walls of blood vessels and may
affect vessels of any size. The pathogenesis of vasculitis remains poorly understood …

Despite remarkable progress in prevention and treatment, infectious diseases affecting the
central nervous system remain an important source of morbidity and mortality, particularly in …

Fungal infections of the central nervous system (CNS) pose a threat to especially
immunocompromised patients and their development is primarily determined by the immune …

Background Ventriculitis, a dreaded complication of brain abscess, meningitis, and various
neurosurgical procedures, has attracted limited attention in the medical literature. Methods …

Background Neonates with bacteremia are at risk of neurologic complications. Relevant
information warrants further elucidation. Study Design This was a retrospective cohort study …

The central nervous system (CNS) primarily consists of the brain and spinal cord, which are
enclosed within the surrounding meninges and bone structures such as the calvarium and …

Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is a well-established MRI sequence for diagnosing early
stroke and provides therapeutic implications. However, DWI yields pertinent information in …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis; it is a public
health problem worldwide and one of the leading causes of mortality. Since December …