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CNS infections Flashcards

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List pathogens causing brain-lung syndromes

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Nocardia, Crypto, Rhodococcus, TB, Aspergillus,

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Bacterial causes of lymphocytic meningitis

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TB, Rhodococcus, Syphillis, Borellia, Rickettsia, Nocardia, Actinomycoses, Mycoplasma

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Viral causes of Lymphocytic meningitis

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Herpes viruses, Enterovirus, HIV, HTLV-1, EBV, St Louis, Japanese, JC, Influenza and Polio

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Fungal causes of lymphocytic meningitis

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Cryptococcus, Histoplasmosis, cocciodiomycosis, and PCP

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Contact lens keratitis pathogents (2)

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Pseudomonas and Acanthomoeba

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Parasites causing lymphocytic meningitis

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P. falciparum, neurocysticercosis and toxplasmosis

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Virus causing chronic meningitis in patient with x-linked agammaglobulinemia

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Echovirus (also enterovirus)

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Reason for ordering myelin basic protein on CSF in patients with encephalitis

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To diagnose ADEM

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Which of the following viral encephalitis causes presnet with neutrophil predominant CSF

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West Nile Virus (neuroinvasive disease), Tickborne encphealitis, Eastern equine encephalitis

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Viral encephalitidies that present with parkinson’s like pattern

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WNV, St Louis, Japanese encephalitis

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Testing for VZV encpephalitis

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VZV IgG CSF to serum ratio. VZV PCR has sensitivity of only 30%.

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Which of the following is true about recurrent benign lymphocytic meningitis

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most likely to be caused by HSV 2
majority of female 
Mean age is 38 years 
average recurrences are 4 (Shalabi Clin Infec Dis 2006)
Episodes last average of 6 days.
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Therapy for HHV-6 encephalitis

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ganciclovir or foscarnet

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Mosquito transmitting WNV

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culex mosquito

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Most common cranial nerve affected by WNV

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VII

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Viral enecphalitis with hig T2 signal intensity of substantial nigra

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St. Louis

17
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primary reservoir host for Eastern equine encephalitis virus

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Birds

18
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Colorado tick fever transmitted by which tick

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Dermacentor Andersoni

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