Aseptic meningitis: causes

Evidence-based neurology checklist on aseptic meningitis: causes: Infectious causes Viruses: especially Enteroviruses Bacterial: including Syphilis Tuberculosis Fungal Parasitic Drug-induced Autoimmune causes Other causes

Infectious causes

  • Viruses: especially Enteroviruses
  • Bacterial: including Syphilis
  • Tuberculosis
  • Fungal
  • Parasitic

Drug-induced

Autoimmune causes

Other causes

References

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