RT Book, Section A1 Chandrasoma, Parakrama A1 Taylor, Clive R. SR Print(0) ID 192956 T1 Chapter 63. The Central Nervous System: II. Infections T2 Concise Pathology, 3e YR 1998 FD 1998 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 9780838514993 LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=192956 RD 2024/03/29 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).