INFECTION/INFLAMMATION OF THE
MENINGES COVERING THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD.
Infective organisms enter the CNS
Organisms quickly disseminate into the meninges and ventricles
Dissemination result in:
Meningeal congestion, cerebral edema, increases ICP, pus formation.
Ø INFANT: hydrocephalus happens, if exudates block ventricles.
Skull is capable of expanding.
Ø ADULT: blockage of the ventricles would to increases ICP.
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