[2017 Round-up] Research advances in neurological infections in 2017

Viruses are the most commonly identified causes of meningitis and encephalitis, but in as many as half of patients, particularly those with encephalitis, the cause is not identified. Hasbun and colleagues1 examined the epidemiology of meningitis and encephalitis in 26  429 adults in the USA between 2011 and 2014. The most common causes were enterovirus (52%), unknown causes (21%), bacterial meningitis (14%), herpes viruses (8%), non-infectious causes (4%), fungi (3%), arboviruses (1%), and other viruses (1%).
Source: Lancet Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: 2017 Round-up Source Type: research