Epidemiology of central nervous system mycoses

Epidemiology of central nervous system mycoses.

Fungal infections of the central nervous system (CNS) were considered rare until the 1970s. This is no longer true in recent years due to widespread use of corticosteroids, cytotoxic drugs and antibiotics. Immunocompromised patients with underlying malignancy organ transplantations and acquired immune deficiency syndrome are all candidates for acquiring fungal infections either in meninges or b...

[mycoses of the Central Nervous System].

The incidence of mycotic infections in the CNS has increased even outside those groups of patients with increased risk (AIDS, drug-addicts, etc.). These cases are secondary complications of other basic diseases favored by the influence of modern drug treatment and misinterpretation of modern diagnostic findings (radiology). A more frequent control of mycotic infections even in routine controls ...

Central nervous system mycoses: the challenges.

ADENOSINE IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Besides being a metabolite of nucleotides like ATP, adenosine is a mediator of neuronal function in the central nervous system. Its actions are mediated by at least three extracellular receptors. In this review different aspects of adenosine such as biosynthesis, release, inactivation and its receptors are discussed. It also covers pre- and postsynaptic effects as well as postreceptor mecha...

P124: Listeriosis in Central Nervous System

Listeriosis is one of the CNS inflammatory diseases which is happened majority in the form of sporadic. Listeriosis is ingested with the food. Infection occurrence in an exposed person depends on the number of organisms ingested, the virulence of the organisms strain and the individual condition. It is known that Listeriosis has decisive importance as an infection which the cellular immunodefen...