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When using lab data to dx CNS infection, what key difference may be noted b/t CSF & periphery?
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peripheral blood may not show signs of infection (eg: leukocytosis)
CSF will |
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How do enterovirus vaccines prevent encephalitis occurrence?
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Abs block viremia following gut infection, preventing anterior horn cell infection in spinal cord
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3 forms of CNS involvement w/ measles infections
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1. acute postinfectious encephalitis: no detectable virus, possibly autoimmune
2. acute progressive infectious encephalitis: virus in CNS, only in pts w/out NL cell-bound immunity 3. subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE): viral inclusion bodies in brain, fatal, YEARS LATER |
