New research shows that metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) over seven years increased pathogen detection in challenging CNS infections, identifying rare and unexpected microbes often ...

Paper published in Nature Medicine includes real world experience diagnosing difficult-to-detect pathogens in challenging central nervous system infections Nearly 22% of infections were identified ...

CNS infection by herpesviruses, including VZV, may contribute to the progression of dementia. Vaccination can help.

A map of deadly infectious diseases known to attack the central nervous system (CNS) of people who are already suffering with HIV has unearthed diagnosis "blank spots" in Africa, according to ...

FINDINGS They trained their AI model on nearly 1,500 3D images of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) immune cells collected from 14 patients who presented with CNS infections at Severance Hospital. The team ...

Amoebic encephalitis is a rare but fatal central nervous system infection caused by free-living amoebae, Naegleria fowleri, ...

Primary central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis is a rare, frequently misdiagnosed condition that affects the brain and spinal cord and is characterized by a variety of neurologic symptoms at ...

PURPOSE: This study aimed at correlating Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection of systemic AIDS-related non-Hodgkin lymphomas (AIDS-NHL) with the development of a CNS localization of the tumor. PATIENTS ...

Amoebic meningoencephalitis is a rare infection caused by certain brain-eating amoebae that naturally live in our environmen ...