Nervous System Infections

Question 0

Protozoan causes of encephalitis:

Answer 0

1. T.gondii

2. T.brucei

Question 1

Viral causes of encephalitis:

Answer 1

1. HSV-1
2. HSV-2
3. Rabies virus
4. Japanese encephalitis virus + other arboviruses.

Question 2

Causes of neonatal meningitis:

Answer 2

1. S.agalactiae
2. L.monocytogenes
3. E.coli

Question 3

Causes of meningitis 6months - 6yrs:

Answer 3

1. S.pneumoniae
2. N.meningitidis
3. H.influenza type B

Question 4

Causes of meningitis 6yrs - 60yrs:

Answer 4

1. N.meningitidis
2. Poliovirus
3. S.pneumoniae

Question 5

Causes of aseptic meningitis:

Answer 5

1. Coxsackievirus
2. Echovirus
3. Mumps virus
4. Polio virus

Question 6

Fungal meningitis:

Answer 6

C.neoformans

Question 7

Axon/Synapse pathogenesis:

Answer 7

1. C.tetani
2. C.botulinum
3. M.leprae
4. Poliovirus

Question 8

Bacterial meningitis - Lab results:

Answer 8

Protein - UP UP
Glucose - DOWN DOWN
Cells - PNMs
Pressure - UP

Question 9

Viral meningitis - Lab results:

Answer 9

Protein - UP or normal
Glucose - normal
Cells - Lymphocytes
Pressure - Normal

Question 10

Fungal meningitis - Lab results:

Answer 10

Protein - UP
Glucose - Down
Cells - Lymphocytes
Pressure - UP