Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System.
Semin Neurol
; 39(3): 334-342, 2019 06.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31378869
ABSTRACT
Acute bacterial meningitis and spinal epidural abscess are neurological emergencies. Acute bacterial meningitis may present with symptoms as nonspecific as headache and fever, but rapid progression to an altered level of consciousness is not unusual. Spinal epidural abscess manifests initially as back pain, followed by radicular pain, then weakness, and finally paraplegia. Brain abscess may initially present only with headache, or as a new-onset seizure or with a focal neurological deficit. Bacterial infections of the central nervous system require emergent diagnosis and management. In this article, the pathogenesis, etiological organisms, diagnostic studies, differential diagnosis and management of acute bacterial meningitis, spinal epidural abscess, and brain abscess are discussed.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Abscesso Encefálico
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Meningites Bacterianas
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Abscesso Epidural
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article