TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Meningitis in Infants and Children A1 - Levine, Amy A2 - Tintinalli, Judith E. A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Yealy, Donald M. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Stapczynski, J. Stephan A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Thomas, Stephen H. PY - 2020 T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e AB - Meningitis is an inflammation of the leptomeninges, tissues that cover the brain and spinal cord. Untreated bacterial meningitis has a mortality of nearly 100%, so treat suspected bacterial meningitis promptly. Unfortunately, even with rapid antibiotic treatment, long-term neurologic sequelae occur. Viral meningitis has a range of severity: mild cases resolve without sequelae; however, some viruses, such as herpes virus, can cause severe infections. Meningoencephalitis is an inflammation of the brain as well as the meninges. It is less common than meningitis but can be devastating. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/15 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182415106 ER -