title: Chronic or recurrent meningitis. Neurosurgical perspectives.
abstract: Chronic meningitis is not a commonly encountered clinical problem in the day-to-day patient care responsibilities of neurosurgeons. It is, however, important for the neurosurgeon to be familiar with the clinical problems, diagnostic challenges, and therapeutic options required to establish a definitive diagnosis. This article concentrates on specific entities causing chronic or recurrent meningitis that may require neurosurgical participation.
authors.affiliation: Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, Burlington.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Adey
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Wald
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery