Central nervous system infection

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Central nervous system infections are those infections of the central nervous system (CNS). There are four main causes of infections of the nervous system: bacterial, viral, fungal and protozoal.

Fungal infections may be: meningitis or meningoencephalitis brain abscess spinal epidural infection Protozoal infections include: toxoplasmosis malaria amoebic infection

Bacterial infections can be: tuberculosis leprosy. neurosyphilis, pyogenic infections (e.g., meningitis; brain abscess; abscesses) Viral infections may be: meningitis encephalitis poliomyelitis slow virus infections acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) ...and post-infectious syndromes