TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 63. The Central Nervous System: II. Infections A1 - Chandrasoma, Parakrama A1 - Taylor, Clive R. Y1 - 1998 N1 - T2 - Concise Pathology, 3e AB - Infections of the nervous system are classified according to the infected tissue into (1) meningeal infections (meningitis), which may involve the dura primarily (pachymeningitis) or the pia-arachnoid (leptomeningitis); and (2) infections of the cerebral and spinal parenchyma (encephalitis or myelitis). In many cases, both the meninges and the brain parenchyma are affected to varying degrees (meningoencephalitis). SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=192956 ER -