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'''Meningoencephalitis''' is a [[medical condition]] that simultaneously resembles both [[meningitis]], which is an [[infection]] or [[inflammation]] of the [[meninges]], and [[encephalitis]], which is an infection or inflammation of the [[brain]]. There are many causative organisms, including both [[virus|viral]] and [[bacteria|bacterial]] [[pathogen]]s and [[parasitic]] microbes, which can give rise to meningoencephalitis along with other causative agents (such as certain antibodies). The disease is associated with high rates of [[death|mortality]] and severe [[morbidity]]. | '''Meningoencephalitis''' is a [[medical condition]] that simultaneously resembles both [[meningitis]], which is an [[infection]] or [[inflammation]] of the [[meninges]], and [[encephalitis]], which is an infection or inflammation of the [[brain]]. There are many causative organisms, including both [[virus|viral]] and [[bacteria|bacterial]] [[pathogen]]s and [[parasitic]] microbes, which can give rise to meningoencephalitis along with other causative agents (such as certain antibodies). The disease is associated with high rates of [[death|mortality]] and severe [[morbidity]]. | ||
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Revision as of 17:19, 9 August 2012
| Meningoencephalitis |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Meningoencephalitis is a medical condition that simultaneously resembles both meningitis, which is an infection or inflammation of the meninges, and encephalitis, which is an infection or inflammation of the brain. There are many causative organisms, including both viral and bacterial pathogens and parasitic microbes, which can give rise to meningoencephalitis along with other causative agents (such as certain antibodies). The disease is associated with high rates of mortality and severe morbidity.
Mucormycosis meningoencephalitis
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See also
- Granulomatous meningoencephalitis
- Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis
- Tick-borne meningoencephalitis
- West Nile virus