Infections of the Central Nervous System

Question 1

What type of infection is most likely if CSF has

1. mostly neutrophils
2. mostly lymphocytes

Answer 1

1. bacterial

2. viral, fungal, TB

Question 2

What type of infection is most likely if NaCL is low in CSF in Meningitis?

Answer 2

Tuberculous meningitis

Question 3

What kind of encephalitis is the most common severe SPORADIC acute focal encephalitis?

Answer 3

HSV-1

from trigeminal ganglion to temporal lobe

Question 4

Bullet shaped enveloped negative sense SS RNA?

Answer 4

Rabies rhabdoviridae

Question 5

Negri bodies (inclusion bodes in neurons) confirms what diagnosis?

Answer 5

Rabies

muscle spasms when drinking or seeing water

Question 6

Enveloped positive sense SSRNA?

Answer 6

Togaviridae and Flaviviridae (zika, yellow virus fever)