TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Central Nervous System Infections A1 - Chastain, Daniel B. A1 - Osae, Sharmon P. A2 - Sutton, S. Scott PY - 2020 T2 - McGraw Hill’s NAPLEX® Review Guide, 4e AB - Central nervous system (CNS) infections are often differentiated by the cause and type of infection (meningitis or encephalitis). Meningitis is a CNS infection characterized by inflammation of the meninges, or the layers of tissue that surround the brain and spinal cord. In contrast, encephalitis is an infection and inflammation of the brain. Meningitis is the most common type of CNS infection, followed by viral encephalitis. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179734178 ER -