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Acute meningitis and encephalitis are medical emergencies, because if undiagnosed and not treated promptly, they have high mortality and morbidity rates.
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(2008). Acute Meningitis and Encephalitis. In: Practicing Neurology. Current Clinical Neurology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-297-7_25
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