Meningitis is inflammation of the meninges, the membranes that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord, most commonly resulting from infection by bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites, though chemical, autoimmune and neoplastic causes also occur. The clinical spectrum ranges from self-limiting viral illness t…
Meningitis is inflammation of the meninges, the membranes that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord, most commonly resulting from infection by bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites, though chemical, autoimmune and neoplastic causes also occur. The clinical spectrum ranges from self-limiting viral illness to fulminant bacterial disease that can cause rapid neurological deterioration, lasting disability or death. Characteristic features include fever, severe headache, photophobia, neck stiffness, nausea and altered mental status, and diagnosis depends on prompt clinical evaluation together with cerebrospinal fluid analysis to identify the causative organism and guide treatment. Early antimicrobial or antiviral therapy is critical to outcome. The articles in this collection encompass its diverse aetiologies and presentations. They include cryptococcal meningitis with diagnostic use of antigen and inflammatory biomarkers, bacterial meningitis arising in association with a pituitary macroadenoma, and late-onset meningitis complicating a post-traumatic meningoencephalocele. Further work addresses unusual meningeal syndromes, such as a presentation that ultimately revealed tetanus, and the diagnostic difficulty posed by neurosarcoidosis, an inflammatory disorder mimicking infectious meningitis. Together these contributions frame meningitis as an infectious and inflammatory disease of the central nervous system in which accurate identification of the cause, examination of cerebrospinal fluid, and timely targeted treatment determine whether serious neurological injury can be averted.
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