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*+/-Headache. | *+/-Headache. | ||
*+/-Decreased level of consciousness. | *+/-Decreased level of consciousness. | ||
CSF findings: | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
! Type | |||
! Glucose | |||
! Protein | |||
! Cells | |||
|- | |||
| Bacterial, acute | |||
| low | |||
| high | |||
| neutrophils | |||
|- | |||
| Viral | |||
| normal | |||
| slight elevation | |||
| lymphocytes | |||
|} | |||
====Etiology==== | ====Etiology==== | ||
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===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
*Inflammation of the meninges. | *Inflammation of the meninges: | ||
* | **+/-[[Neutrophil]]s. | ||
** | **+/-Lymphocytes. | ||
**+/-[[Plasma cell]]s. | |||
*+/-Microorganisms (infectious meningitis): | |||
**Bacteria. | |||
**[[Fungi]], e.g. [[aspergillosis]] (may be intravascular). | |||
Image: | Image: | ||