Meningitis and Encephalitis — the CSF table, and when to give steroids

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Meningitis is inflammation of the meninges, most often infective; encephalitis is inflammation of the brain parenchyma, and meningoencephalitis is both together. Full topic, figures, and citations: https://medvellum.com/topics/meningitis-and-encephalitis Chapters 00:00 The one-line answer 01:07 Meet the patient 01:53 Red flags 03:26 Classification — two axes, one decision 05:32 Epidemiology and risk — who, and why now 07:19 Bacterial meningitis 08:29 Atypical presentations — the ones examiners deliberately test 11:43 Bedside assessment — four aims in three minutes 12:25 Bedside and bloods 13…

• Duration 1:21Meningitis and Encephalitis — Red flags1 Sept 2026