Viral meningitis. Tips to rapidly diagnose treatable causes
Maxson, S.; Jacobs, R.F.
Postgraduate Medicine 93(8): 153-6 159-60 163-6
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-5481 PMID: 8506174 Document Number: 413670
Viral meningitis is a common illness among children and is most often caused by enteroviruses. Diagnosis is made on the basis of clinical findings and analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid. Important conditions to consider in diagnosis are partially treated bacterial meningitis, tuberculous meningitis, fungal meningitis, other infections, and central nervous system tumor. Ruling out treatable causes early is important. Treatment of enteroviral meningitis is supportive, and the prognosis is usually very good, although significant neurologic sequelae have been reported.