Improving the long-term outlook in bacterial meningitis.
In bacterial and tuberculous meningitis the supply of glucose to the brain seems to be inadequate for its demands which are increased as a consequence of increased cerebral glycolysis. Treatment of patients with glucose infusions to restore cerebrospinal-fluid glucose to normal is therefore indicated.
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000628:therapy*
D005947:Glucose