Bacterial meningitis: clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Bacterial meningitis: clinical features. Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumonia, Listeria monocytogenes. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Commonest causative organisms
- Neisseria meningitidis
- Streptococcus pneumonia
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Haemophilus influenza
Risk factors
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Clinical features
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Complications
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Predictor of poor outcome: the FOUR score
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Differential diagnosis: crowned dens syndrome
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References
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