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*+/-Decreased level of consciousness. | *+/-Decreased level of consciousness. | ||
Etiology | ====Etiology==== | ||
*Infectious. | *Infectious. | ||
**Bacterial. | **Bacterial. | ||
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*Toxic. | *Toxic. | ||
*Aseptic - see ''[[Mollaret's meningitis]]''. | *Aseptic - see ''[[Mollaret's meningitis]]''. | ||
Bacterial meningitis - most probably cause by age:<ref>{{Ref PCPBoD8|666-7}}</ref> | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
! Age | |||
! Organism | |||
|- | |||
| Neonate | |||
| ''E. coli'', Group B Streptococcus | |||
|- | |||
| Infants, children | |||
| ''Streptococcus pneumoniae'' | |||
|- | |||
| Adolescents, young adults | |||
| ''Neisseria meningitidis'' | |||
|- | |||
| Elderly | |||
| ''Streptococcus pneumoniae'', ''Listeria monocytogenes'' | |||
|} | |||
===Gross=== | ===Gross=== | ||