CNS Infections Flashcards
IMC 606
Area infected by
HSV1 infection
Temporal and frontal lobe
Pathological features of
HSV1
cowdry type A intranuclear inclusions
hemorrhagic lesion in temporal lobe
Symptoms of
HSV1
seizure
memory
aphasia
hallucination
loss of smell
Kluver-Bucy
quadrantanopsia
Area affected by
West Nile
spinal cord
basal ganglia
other
Pathological features
West Nile
LMN lesion
Symptoms of
West Nile Virus
Flaccid paralysis
BG symptoms
Area affected in
Rabies
Peripheral nerves then CNS
Pathological features
Rabies
Negri bodies in neurons
Symptoms of
Rabies
Hydrophobia
Agitation
Opisthotonos
Facial Grimace
Area affected in
Shingles (VZV)
Body,
Cranial nerves CN V - V1
Pathological features of
Shingles (VZV)
vesicular rash in dermatomal distribution
Symptoms of
Shingles (VZV)
Pain
Paresthesia
Neuropathy
Area affected by
Abscesses
Brain
Pathological features of
Abscesses
ring-enhancing lesion
Symptoms of
Abscesses
Site dependent
Transmission of
Naegleria fowleri
Water infection
What is detected in the CSF of
Naegleria fowleri
amoeba
Symptoms of
Naegleria fowleri
rapidly fatal
Transmission of
Trypanosoma brucei
Tsetse fly [7]
Symtpoms of
Trypanosoma brucei
Somnolence [15]
Psychiatric symptoms
Which infections can be detected in the CSF
HSV-1
Naegleria fowleri
Which infections can be detected via imaging?
HSV1