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Original Source: Cerebral Infarction in Adults with Bacterial Meningitis.
BACKGROUND: To evaluate clinical features and prognostic factors of cerebral infarctions in adults with community-acquired bacterial meningitis. METHOD: An observational cross-sectional study, including 696 patients of whom 174 had cerebral infarction, from a prospective nationwide cohort of community-acquired bacterial meningitis (period, 1998-2002), confirmed by culture of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) in patients aged over...
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Differentiating bacterial meningitis from aseptic meningitis
According to the American Brain Tumor Association, just over 24,000 patients will be diagnosed with a primary malignant brain tumour during 2012 in the US alone. Some 80% of primary malignant brain...
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In a study that included nearly 3,000 adults from Denmark, a diagnosis of meningococcal, pneumococcal, or Haemophilus influenzae meningitis in childhood was associated with lower educational achieveme...
Recovery of brain volumes with abstinence may vary for different brain regions
Chronic alcohol abuse can severely damage the nervous system, particularly cognitive functions, cerebral metabolism, and brain morphology. Building upon previous findings that alcoholics can experienc...
Calif. man diagnosed with meningitis is brain dead
(AP)—A 33-year-old West Hollywood man who felt sickened by bacterial meningitis earlier this week has been declared brain dead amid warnings to sexually active gay men about the deadly strain of ill...
Neuroprotective agent does not benefit patients with traumatic brain injury, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—A supplement used worldwide as a memory enhancer and to help in recovery from stroke and head trauma provided no benefit in enhancing the recovery of adults who had suffered a traum...
Chronic alcohol abuse can severely damage the nervous system, particularly cognitive functions, cerebral metabolism, and brain morphology. Building upon previous findings that alcoholics can experienc...
Brain Recovery From Alcoholism Seen Soon After Abstinence: Study
TUESDAY, Oct. 16 -- Two weeks of abstinence from drinking can reverse damage to the brain caused by chronic alcohol abuse, according to a new study. However, recovery may vary among different parts of...
Childhood meningitis tied to lower achievement
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who have had bacterial meningitis are less likely to finish high school and to be economically self-sufficient as adults, a new study suggests.
Meningitis Outbreak Linked to Contaminated Injectable Medication
The current meningitis outbreak in the United States is caused by a fungus, one of the rarer types of the infection that affects the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord. The fungal meningiti...
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Cognitive functioning and quality of life nine years after bacterial meningitis.
OBJECTIVE: To examine recovery of psychological functioning nine years after meningitis. METHODS: In a follow-up study, cognitive functioning and quality of life were evaluated in 28 adults 8 to 10 ye...
Use of Corticosteroids and Other Adjunct Therapies for Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Adults.
Acute bacterial meningitis is associated with high morbidity and mortality despite the availability of effective antibiotics. The inflammatory response induced by bacterial products in the subarachnoi...
Adjunctive dexamethasone in adults with meningococcal meningitis.
We evaluated the implementation and effectiveness of adjunctive dexamethasone in adults with meningococcal meningitis.
Cerebral Infarction in Adults with Bacterial Meningitis.
BACKGROUND: To evaluate clinical features and prognostic factors of cerebral infarctions in adults with community-acquired bacterial meningitis....
