CNS Infections

Question 1

Organisms affecting the meninges

Answer 1

Bacteria
Virus
TB
Cryptococcus

Question 2

Diseases in the meninges

Answer 2

meningitis

Question 3

irritate underlying cortex

Answer 3

Seizures

Question 4

What tests are used to check for meningeal irritation

Answer 4

nuchal rigidity, brudzinski, kernig

Question 5

Bacteria invading the meninges for < 6 mos

Answer 5

Gram (-) enterobacteria (e.coli)
Group B streptococci

Question 6

Bacteria invading the meninges for 6-12 mos

Answer 6

H. Influenzae
Neissseria Meningitides
Strep. Pneumoniae

Question 7

Bacteria invading the meninges for 12 yrs - adult

Answer 7

H. Influenzae
Neissseria Meningitides
Strep. Pneumoniae

Question 8

What organisms invade the meninges in acute meningitis?

Answer 8

bacteria and virus

Question 9

What organisms invade the meninges in chronic meningitis?

Answer 9

TB and cryptococcus

Question 10

Organisms that invade the cortex

Answer 10

Viral
TB
Fungal

Question 11

Diseases in the cortex

Answer 11

Encephalitis

Question 12

S/Sx of cortex affectation

Answer 12

Headache
Fever
Behavioral changes
Seizure
(+) frontal release sign

Question 13

infections of the middle ear; they can
easily break into the bone and go into the brain

Answer 13

Otogenic infection