Neurological Infections Quiz
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What does encephalitis refer to?

  • Inflammation of the meninges
  • Inflammation of the brain (correct)
  • Inflammation of both brain parenchyma and meninges
  • Infectious injury to the CNS

    • What is the mnemonic for the characteristics of encephalitis?

  • Inflammation, Pathophysiology, Gross morphology (IPG)
  • Fever, Abnormal behavior, Seizure (FAS) (correct)
  • Meningitis, Encephalitis, Meningoencephalitis (MEM)
  • Infectious, Elaborated, Host immune (IEH)

    • What does meningoencephalitis refer to?

  • Infectious injury to the CNS
  • Inflammation of both the brain parenchyma and meninges (correct)
  • Inflammation of the meninges
  • Inflammation of the brain

    • What is the general term for the inflammation of the meninges?

    <p>Meningitis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is infectious injury to the CNS caused?

    <p>Direct microbial damage, elaborated toxins, host immune response</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a mnemonic for the clinical manifestations of encephalitis?

    <p>FAS</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for inflammation of both the brain parenchyma and meninges?

    <p>Meningoencephalitis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a prion disease?

    <p>Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of injury to the CNS can occur by direct microbial damage, elaborated toxins, and host immune response?

    <p>Infectious injury</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which condition is characterized by inflammation of the meninges?

    <p>Meningitis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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