title: [Cerebro-meningeal infections and immune deficiencies, excluding AIDS].
abstract: Infection of the central nervous system is generally a serious event due to the risk of fatality and the possibility of sequelae. In immune deficient patients, there is a relatively large range of infectious agents that may be responsible for meningoencephalitis or a cerebral lesion, and determining aetiology can be difficult. In some cases, the agent is isolated from the CSF or from a peripheral site, which permits rapid, appropriate treatment. In other cases, when a direct neurosurgical approach to the lesions is precluded, the main elements determining the best probable treatment are the nature of the immunodeficiency and especially results of imaging investigation.
authors.affiliation: Clinique de réanimation des maladies infectieuses hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard, Paris.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolff
mesh_terms: D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Infections cérébro-méningées et déficits immunitaires autres que le SIDA.