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Infectious Meningoencephalitis

MedGen UID:
923202
•Concept ID:
C1400817
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

Inflammation of the meninges and brain caused by an infectious agent. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVInfectious Meningoencephalitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Chikungunya: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, Management, and Prevention.
Vairo F, Haider N, Kock R, Ntoumi F, Ippolito G, Zumla A
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2019 Dec;33(4):1003-1025. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2019.08.006. PMID: 31668189
EAN consensus review on prevention, diagnosis and management of tick-borne encephalitis.
Taba P, Schmutzhard E, Forsberg P, Lutsar I, Ljøstad U, Mygland Å, Levchenko I, Strle F, Steiner I
Eur J Neurol 2017 Oct;24(10):1214-e61. Epub 2017 Aug 1 doi: 10.1111/ene.13356. PMID: 28762591
Adenovirus: Epidemiology, Global Spread of Novel Serotypes, and Advances in Treatment and Prevention.
Lynch JP 3rd, Kajon AE
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2016 Aug;37(4):586-602. Epub 2016 Aug 3 doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1584923. PMID: 27486739Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Accuracy of cerebrospinal fluid IL-6 testing for diagnosis of lupus psychosis. A multicenter retrospective study.
Hirohata S, Kanai Y, Mitsuo A, Tokano Y, Hashimoto H; NPSLE Research Subcommittee
Clin Rheumatol 2009 Nov;28(11):1319-23. Epub 2009 Jul 12 doi: 10.1007/s10067-009-1226-8. PMID: 19593599
Uveitis and neurologic diseases: an often overlooked relationship.
Maca SM, Scharitzer M, Barisani-Asenbauer T
Wien Klin Wochenschr 2006 May;118(9-10):273-9. doi: 10.1007/s00508-006-0601-6. PMID: 16810485
Effect of diphenylhydantoin in serum and secretory IgA concentrations.
Martínez-Cairo S, Guiscafre H, Alvarez MT, Muñóz-Hernández O
Arch Invest Med (Mex) 1980;11(1):1-8. PMID: 6772121

Diagnosis

Case report: Overlapping syndrome mimicking infectious meningoencephalitis in a patient with coexistent MOG, NMDAR, mGluR5 antibody positivity.
Fu J, Peng L, Yang Y, Xie Y, Li Z, Rong B
Front Immunol 2022;13:919125. Epub 2022 Aug 5 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.919125. PMID: 35990698Free PMC Article
Overlapping syndrome mimicking infectious meningoencephalitis in a patient with MOG and GFAP IgG.
Ji S, Liu C, Bi Z, Gao H, Sun J, Bu B
BMC Neurol 2021 Sep 10;21(1):348. doi: 10.1186/s12883-021-02381-8. PMID: 34507542Free PMC Article
Neuromyelitis Optica Presenting as Infectious Meningoencephalitis: Case Report and Literature Review.
Tfaily MAH, Titanji B, Schniederjan MJ, Goodman A, Lava NS, Pouch SM, Collins MH, Adelman MW
Am J Med Sci 2021 Apr;361(4):534-541. Epub 2020 Dec 18 doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2020.12.011. PMID: 33342552
Antibodies in patients with neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus.
Kimura A, Kanoh Y, Sakurai T, Koumura A, Yamada M, Hayashi Y, Tanaka Y, Hozumi I, Takemura M, Seishima M, Inuzuka T
Neurology 2010 Apr 27;74(17):1372-9. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181dad590. PMID: 20421581
Pituitary adenoma apoplexy with initial presentation mimicking bacterial meningoencephalitis: a case report.
Huang WY, Chien YY, Wu CL, Weng WC, Peng TI, Chen HC
Am J Emerg Med 2009 May;27(4):517.e1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.08.004. PMID: 19555639

Therapy

Prosopagnosia as the Presenting Symptom of Whipple Disease.
Tábuas-Pereira M, Vicente M, Coelho F, Santana I
Cogn Behav Neurol 2016 Jun;29(2):100-6. doi: 10.1097/WNN.0000000000000091. PMID: 27336807
Primary amebic meningoencephalitis deaths associated with sinus irrigation using contaminated tap water.
Yoder JS, Straif-Bourgeois S, Roy SL, Moore TA, Visvesvara GS, Ratard RC, Hill VR, Wilson JD, Linscott AJ, Crager R, Kozak NA, Sriram R, Narayanan J, Mull B, Kahler AM, Schneeberger C, da Silva AJ, Poudel M, Baumgarten KL, Xiao L, Beach MJ
Clin Infect Dis 2012 Nov;55(9):e79-85. Epub 2012 Aug 22 doi: 10.1093/cid/cis626. PMID: 22919000
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada's disease presenting polymorphonuclear pleocytosis in the cerebrospinal fluid at the early active stage.
Kato Y, Kurimura M, Yahata Y, Tajima K, Kato T
Intern Med 2006;45(12):779-81. Epub 2006 Jul 18 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.45.1669. PMID: 16847368
Effect of diphenylhydantoin in serum and secretory IgA concentrations.
Martínez-Cairo S, Guiscafre H, Alvarez MT, Muñóz-Hernández O
Arch Invest Med (Mex) 1980;11(1):1-8. PMID: 6772121

Prognosis

Neuromyelitis Optica Presenting as Infectious Meningoencephalitis: Case Report and Literature Review.
Tfaily MAH, Titanji B, Schniederjan MJ, Goodman A, Lava NS, Pouch SM, Collins MH, Adelman MW
Am J Med Sci 2021 Apr;361(4):534-541. Epub 2020 Dec 18 doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2020.12.011. PMID: 33342552
Modulation of hippocampal neuroplasticity by Fas/CD95 regulatory protein 2 (Faim2) in the course of bacterial meningitis.
Tauber SC, Harms K, Falkenburger B, Weis J, Sellhaus B, Nau R, Schulz JB, Reich A
J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2014 Jan;73(1):2-13. doi: 10.1097/NEN.0000000000000020. PMID: 24335530Free PMC Article
Evaluation of Lionex TB kits and mycobacterial antigens for IgG and IgA detection in cerebrospinal fluid from tuberculosis meningitis patients.
Sardella IG, Singh M, Kumpfer S, Heringer RR, Saad MH, Sohler MP
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2010 Aug;105(5):722-8. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762010000500022. PMID: 20835625
Accuracy of cerebrospinal fluid IL-6 testing for diagnosis of lupus psychosis. A multicenter retrospective study.
Hirohata S, Kanai Y, Mitsuo A, Tokano Y, Hashimoto H; NPSLE Research Subcommittee
Clin Rheumatol 2009 Nov;28(11):1319-23. Epub 2009 Jul 12 doi: 10.1007/s10067-009-1226-8. PMID: 19593599
Uveitis and neurologic diseases: an often overlooked relationship.
Maca SM, Scharitzer M, Barisani-Asenbauer T
Wien Klin Wochenschr 2006 May;118(9-10):273-9. doi: 10.1007/s00508-006-0601-6. PMID: 16810485

Clinical prediction guides

Switch-associated protein 70 antibodies in multiple sclerosis: relationship between increased serum levels and clinical relapse.
Erdağ E, Tüzün E, Uğurel E, Cavuş F, Sehitoğlu E, Giriş M, Vural B, Eraksoy M, Akman-Demir G
Inflamm Res 2012 Sep;61(9):927-30. Epub 2012 May 22 doi: 10.1007/s00011-012-0488-9. PMID: 22728961
Evaluation of Lionex TB kits and mycobacterial antigens for IgG and IgA detection in cerebrospinal fluid from tuberculosis meningitis patients.
Sardella IG, Singh M, Kumpfer S, Heringer RR, Saad MH, Sohler MP
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2010 Aug;105(5):722-8. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762010000500022. PMID: 20835625
Accuracy of cerebrospinal fluid IL-6 testing for diagnosis of lupus psychosis. A multicenter retrospective study.
Hirohata S, Kanai Y, Mitsuo A, Tokano Y, Hashimoto H; NPSLE Research Subcommittee
Clin Rheumatol 2009 Nov;28(11):1319-23. Epub 2009 Jul 12 doi: 10.1007/s10067-009-1226-8. PMID: 19593599

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