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Central Nervous System: Brain Diseases | Brain Injury | Infections | Malformations | Spinal Cord Diseases | Spinal Cord Injury

Other Diseases and Disorders: Autoimmune Nervous System Diseases | Autonomic Nervous System Diseases | Cranial Nerve Disorders | Degenerative Nervous System Diseases | Dementias | Headache and Migraine | Motor Neuron Diseases | Movement Disorders | Peripheral Nerve Disorders | Sleep Disorders

Other Topics: General Nervous System and Brain | Anatomy | Diagnostic Procedures | Neural Transplantation | Surgery

Central Nervous System Infections

(Jump to: General Information | Abscesses | Encephalitis | Meningitis | Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy | Tropical Myeloneuropathies )

	General Information
	Introduction to Infections of the Brain and Spinal Cord:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Central Nervous System Infections (in Children):Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Parasitic Infections:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Viral Infections:Merck Manual, Home Edition

	Abscesses
	Abscess of the Brain:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Brain and Spinal Abscess:Seattle Children's Hospital
	Subdural Empyema:Merck Manual, Home Edition

	Encephalitis
	General Information
	What is Encephalitis?:Encephalitis Information Resource
	Meningitis and Encephalitis Fact Sheet:NINDS
	Types of Encephalitis:Encephalitis Information Resource
	Encephalitis:Aetna InteliHealth
	Diagnosis and Treatment:Encephalitis Information Resource
	Possible Outcomes:Encephalitis Information Resource
	Encephalitis:MedlinePlus
	Specific Types of Encephalitis
	Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis:NINDS
	Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM):Encephalitis Information Resource
	Encephalitis Lethargica (Sleeping Sickness):NINDS
	Hashimoto's Encephalitis:Encephalitis Information Resource
	Herpes Simplex Encephalitis:Encephalitis Information Resource
	Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis:Madisons Foundation
	Progressive Rubella Panencephalitis:Madisons Foundation
	Rasmussen's Encephalitis:NINDS
	Rasmussen's Encephalitis:Encephalitis Information Resource
	Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis:NINDS
	Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE):Encephalitis Information Resource
	Tick-Borne Encephalitis:Encephalitis Information Resource
	West Nile Encephalitis:Encephalitis Information Resource
	Viruses That Cause Encephalitis
	See Infectious Diseases, Viral Infections, Encephalitis

	Meningitis
	General Information
	What is Meningitis?:Meningitis Foundation of America
	Frequently Asked Questions:Meningitis Foundation of America [PDF]
	Meningitis and Encephalitis Fact Sheet:NINDS
	Meningitis:Aetna InteliHealth
	Chronic Meningitis:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Meningitis:MedlinePlus
	Bacterial Meningitis
	Overviews
	Acute Bacterial Meningitis:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Bacterial Meningitis (in Children):Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Meningococcal Vaccines: Protecting You From Bacterial Meninglits:CDC
	Group B Strep
	Group B Strep:Meningitis Foundation of America
	See also Infectious Diseases, Bacterial Infections, Streptococcal Infections
	Hib Meningitis
	Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) Meningitis:Meningitis Foundation of America
	Travelers' Health: Haemophilus influenzae Type b Meningitis and Invasive Disease:CDC
	Haemophilus Influenzae Type b (Hib) Vaccine:CDC [PDF]
	Meningococcal Meningitis
	Meningococcal Meningitis:Meningitis Foundation of America
	About Meningococcal Disease:National Meningitis Association
	Meningitis:National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
	Meningitis on Campus – Don't Wait. Vaccinate.:National Meningitis Association [PDF]
	Travelers' Health: Meningococcal Disease:CDC
	Meningococcal Vaccines:CDC [PDF]
	Pneumococcal Meningitis
	Pneumococcal Meningitis:Meningitis Foundation of America
	See also Infectious Diseases, Bacterial Infections, Pneumococcal Infections
	Uncommon Bacterial Meningitis
	Listeriosis:Meningitis Foundation of America
	Staph Meningitis:Meningitis Foundation of America
	Fungal Meningitis
	Fungal Meningitis:Meningitis Foundation of America
	Cryptococcal Meningitis:Project Inform
	See also Infectious Diseases, Fungal Infections, Cryptococcosis
	Viral Meningitis
	Viral Meningitis:Meningitis Foundation of America
	Viral (Aseptic) Meningitis:CDC
	Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis:CDC

	Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
	Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy:NINDS
	Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

	Tropical Myeloneuropathies
	Tropical Myeloneuropathies:eMedicine
	Tropical Spastic Paraparesis:NINDS
	Tropical Spastic Paraparesis:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

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