Meningoencephalitis
| Meningoencephalitis | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| Specialty | neurology |
| ICD-10 | G04 |
| ICD-9-CM | 323.9 |
| DiseasesDB | 22354 |
| MeSH | D888590 |
Meningoencephalitis (/mɪˌnɪŋɡoʊɛnˌsɛfəˈlaɪtᵻs, -ˌnɪndʒoʊ-, -ən-, -ˌkɛ-/; from Greek: meninges- membranes; enkephalos brain; and -itis inflammation) is a medical condition that simultaneously resembles both meningitis, which is an infection or inflammation of the meninges, and encephalitis, which is an infection or inflammation of the brain.
Causative organisms include protozoans, viral and bacterial pathogens.
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