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Le infezioni del sistema nervoso centrale (SNC) che più frequentemente sono causa di patologia in età pediatrica sono classificabili, secondo la localizzazione, in meningiti (l’infezione è localizzata alle leptomeningi e al liquido cerebro-spinale, LCR) o encefaliti (l’infezione è localizzata al parenchima cerebrale). A causa degli stretti rapporti tra le strutture anatomiche nel SNC, le due forme spesso coesistono (meningoencefaliti), in quanto nella meningite batterica e nell’encefalite la flogosi può estendersi alle strutture contigue.
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Galli, L., L’Erario, M. (2012). Meningoencefaliti. In: Rianimazione in età pediatrica. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2059-7_37
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