ReviewArchives of virology2021
Viral meningitis: an overview.
Review in Archives of virology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
66 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 147 citations in OpenAlex.
- Characteristics of HHV-7 meningitis: a systematic review.Journal of neurology · 2023Pooled it
- Continuous Intravenous Acyclovir as Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy for HSV and VZV Neurological Infections: A Case Series With Pharmacokinetic and Cost Evaluation, and Review of Literature.Reviews in medical virology · 2026Review
- Clinical and Laboratory Profiles, Time to Presentation, and Antibacterial Therapy in Children with Aseptic Meningitis: A Comparison of Confirmed Enteroviral and Unidentified-Etiology Cases.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Pathogens of the human central nervous system-the major viral pathogens.Journal of neurovirology · 2026Review
- Headache Attributed to Infection: A Clinical and Pathophysiological Overview.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Review
- The meninges as a neuroimmune interface: structure, barriers and roles in CNS disease.Fluids and barriers of the CNS · 2026Review
- Outcomes in Children With Enterovirus Meningitis in London, England: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study, 2013-2023.Open forum infectious diseases · 2026Article
- The Meningitis and Encephalitis Registry of Lower Saxony, Germany (MERIN) - design and main results of circulating neurotropic pathogen surveillance, 2003 to 2023.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2026Article
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- A case report and literature review of neuropsychiatric lupus presenting with coma as the initial symptom.Medicine · 2026Review
- From cellular heterogeneity to precision medicine: single-cell multi-omics in CNS disease research.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2026Review
- Incidence and epidemiological patterns of meningitis among children and adolescents in Qatar: A primary care-based study.Qatar medical journal · 2026Article
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- Human herpesvirus 7 induced aseptic meningitis in an immunocompetent adult presenting with unusual neurological symptoms: a case report.Virology journal · 2025Article
- Pathogen profiles in CSF from patients with acute infectious meningitis or encephalitis: a multicenter study based on multiplex PCR and mNGS in China, 2018-2019.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Molecular detection and serotyping of acute bacterial meningitis pathogens in Indian children.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2025Article
- From Brudzinski to Jamil: Unveiling Classical and Emerging Clinical Signs of Meningitis.Cureus · 2025Review
- Acute Viral Meningitis of Unidentified Etiology: Insights from a Mixed-Methods Study.Microorganisms · 2025Article
6 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Meningitis is a serious condition that affects the central nervous system. It is an inflammation of the meninges, which is the membrane that surrounds both the brain and the spinal cord. Meningitis can be caused by bacterial, viral, or fungal infections. Many viruses, such as enteroviruses, herpesviruses, and influenza viruses, can cause this neurological disorder. However, enteroviruses have been found to be the underlying cause of most viral meningitis cases worldwide. With few exceptions, the clinical manifestations and symptoms associated with viral meningitis are similar for the different causative agents, which makes it difficult to diagnose the disease at early stages. The pathogenesis of viral meningitis is not clearly defined, and more studies are needed to improve the health care of patients in terms of early diagnosis and management. This review article discusses the most common causative agents, epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, and pathogenesis of viral meningitis.
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