Micro Central Nervous System
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- What are the most common bacterial causes of CNS infections in newborns
- Group B streptococci and E.coli
- What is the most common viral cause of meningitis
- Enteroviruses
- What is defined as diffuse parenchymal inflammation of the brain
- Encephalitis
- How is meningitis differentiated from encephalitis
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Acute encephalitis (non-herpetic type) presents similar to meningitis
but with the added features of any combination of:
convulsions, delirium, altered consciousness, aphasia, hemiparesis, ataxia, ocular palsies and facial weakness. - What is the most serious cause of encephalitis
- Eastern Equine Encephalitis
- What is the most common cause of acute encephalitis
- Herpes Simplex. It is almost always type 1 except in neonates where type 2 predominates
- What does TORCH acronym for congenital infections stand for
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Toxoplasma
Others (Treponema)
Rubella
Cytomegalovirus
Herpes type 2 and sometimes 1 - When does congenital toxoplasmosis occur
- Only when the mother becomes infected during pregnancy, especially the first 30 weeks
- What is the most frequent cause of congenital viral infection
- CMV
- What is the most common parasitic CNS infection
- Taenia solium (neurocysticercosis)
- What is the most common opportunistic protozoan infection in AIDS patients
- Toxoplasma gondii
- What is the most common CNS fungal infection in AIDS
- Cryptococcosis