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Infections of the Central Nervous System (CNS)
Tirdad T. Zangeneh, DO, FACP
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Arizona
Banner University Medical Center
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Disclosures
• I have no financial relationships to disclose
• I will not discuss off-label use and/or investigational
use in my presentation
• Slides provided by various sources including IDSA and
Mandell Textbook of Infectious Diseases
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Learning Objectives
1. Describe 3 common syndromes associated with
infections of the Central Nervous System (CNS)
2. Discuss the clinical presentations, diagnosis including
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) analysis, and management of
common CNS infections
3. Identify risk factors associated with the development of
invasive fungal infections of the CNS
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Infections of the CNS
• The central nervous system (CNS) may be infected
by viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and helminths
• The clinical presentation of a CNS infection may be
acute, subacute, or chronic, depending on the
virulence of the infecting agent and the location of
the infection
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Clinical Presentation
• Key Factors
– Pathogenesis of spread of the infection to the CNS
– Virulence of the etiologic agent
– Area of CNS involvement
• Common manifestations
– Fever
– Headache
– Altered mental status
– Focal neurologic deficits
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Syndromes
• Meningitis
– Acute
– Subacute/Chronic
• Encephalitis
• Focal CNS Infections
– Brain abscess
– Subdural empyema
– Epidural abscess
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“ My Head is About to Explode”
• A 35 year old healthy woman c/o severe headache for 3
days, associated with fever, nausea, and vomiting
• Self-diagnosed “sinus infection” but did NOT take any
antibiotics
• Her family called EMS when she became disoriented
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Meningitis
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A continuum of syndromes
• Meningitis
– Acute: Fever, headache, +/- altered mental status
– Chronic: More gradual, less severe
• Encephalitis
– Mental status change may occur early and may progress
to obtundation or coma
– Behavioral and speech disturbances
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Chronic Meningitis
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50-100 WBC90% mononuclearNormal glucoseMildly elevated protein
1000+ WBC90% neutrophilsGlucose < 10Elevated protein
20-200 WBC90% mononuclearGlucose < 40Elevated protein
CSF Analysis and the Differential Diagnosis
Viral or “Aseptic”Neurosyphilis
Enteroviral PCRWest Nile IgMHSV PCRVDRL
Bacterial Gram stain and cultureBlood culturesDNA testing
FungalTuberculosis
Fungal cultureCryptococcal AgCoccidioides CFCoccidioides AgAFB culture/PCR
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Management
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
• Increased risk with HIV/AIDS,
Sickle Cell Disease,
Transplantation,
Hypogammaglobulinemia
• Concurrent bacteremia,
pneumonia (20%), otitis (30%).
Mortality up to 30%
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Treatment of S. pneumoniae• Treatment includes a combination of Ceftriaxone and
Vancomycin initially
• Antibiotic levels in CSF reach only 2-10% of serum levels
• PCN CSF breakpoints:
– <0.1 ug/ml
– 0.1 – 1.0 ug/ml
– ≥ 2.0 ug/ml IDSA Guidelines 2005
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Neisseria meningitidis
• 10% case-fatality
• Host Risk factors:
– Asplenia
– Complement deficiency
– Hypogammaglobulinemia
• Sequelae in 11-19% of cases
• Asymptomatic colonizationWarren H et al. N Engl J Med 2003;349:2341-2349
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Treatment of N. meningitidis
• Most strains are penicillin-susceptible but reduced
susceptibility is common in Africa, Europe, regional in U.S.
• Susceptible to 3rd generation cephalosporins
• Droplet Transmission: Up to 24 hours after antibiotic therapy
is started
• Chemoprophylaxis: Rifampin, ceftriaxone, and ciprofloxacin
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• A 70 year old man is brought in by EMS
with fever, headache, vomiting, and
diarrhea lasting about 4 days
• This was followed by the abrupt onset of
asymmetrical cranial nerve deficits,
cerebellar signs, and hemiparesis
• Nuchal rigidity is present and CSF findings
are only mildly abnormal with a positive
CSF culture
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Which bacteria is most likely causing this infection?
A. Strep pneuomoniae
B. Neisseria meningitidis
C. Haemophilus influenzae
D. L. monocytogenes
E. Treponema pallidum
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Which bacteria is most likely causing this infection?
A. Strep pneuomoniae
B. Neisseria meningitidis
C. Haemophilus influenzae
D. L. monocytogenes
E. Treponema pallidum
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Listeria monocytogenes
• Foodborne
• Highest risk in infants, adults > 50 years, pregnancy,
HIV/AIDS, hematologic malignancy, transplantation
• Brainstem Encephalitis (Rhombencephalitis)
• Meningoencephalitis
• Parenchymal infection
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Treatment
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Treatment
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Red Herring
• An 82 year old man presented to the clinic with fever,
fatigue, urinary incontinence, confusion, and was
reported to have been walking naked in the house
• Urinalysis showed bacteriuria and pyuria
• He was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection and was
prescribed Levofloxacin
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Red Herring
• The following day he continued to have fever and
worsening confusion
• He was transferred to the ED that evening with
reports of having developed aphasia, ataxia, and an
episode of seizure
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HSV Encephalitis
• Pathogenesis: Reactivation of virus in
cranial nerve ganglia and retrograde
spread along axons
• Focal involvement of temporal lobe
• Personality changes, obtundation,
seizures, focal neurologic findings
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Herpes simplex in the CNS
Meningitis
HSV 2 >> 1
Associated with primary
infection
Normal mental status
Can be recurrent (Mollaret)
Usually benign
Encephalitis
HSV 1 >> 2
Usually not primary in adults
Abnormal mental status,
seizures
Usually no oral lesions
Acyclovir decreases mortality
Whitley et al JAMA 1982:247:317
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Encephalitis: Epidemiology and Risk Factors
• Travel
• Insect Contact
• Animal Contact
• Human Contact
• Season
• Recreational Activities/Ingestions
• Occupation
• Age and Immune Status
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Infectious Causes of EncephalitisViral
• HIV
• Influenza
• Herpes
• Rabies
• Tick borne encephalitis
• Arboviruses
• Herpes B (monkeys)
• West Nile Virus
Other
• ADEM
• Mycoplasma
• Coxiella burnetii
• Bartonella henselae
• Listeria
• Syphilis
• Toxoplasmosis
• R. rickettsii
PPID 7th Ed Table 87-3 ADEM: Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
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Viral meningoencephalitis: Diagnosis
• Enteroviral– PCR: best, 94-96% sensitive
– Viral culture: 60-70% sensitive, takes 4-8 days
• West Nile– IgM in CSF most sensitive
– Can cross react with other flaviviruses
• HSV1/2, other herpes viruses (3 – 8)– PCR in CSF
– Serum antibodies not useful
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Therapy of viral CNS infection
• Few specific antiviral medications exist
• Acyclovir for herpes encephalitis
• Supportive: Treat fever, headaches, seizures
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Fungal Meningitis
• Coccidioides spp: Everyone in the endemic region
• Cryptococcus neoformans: Deficiencies in cell mediated immunity and normal hosts
• Histoplasma capsulatum: Ohio and Mississippi river valleys
• Aspergillus, Candida, and Mucor (Immunosuppressed)
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Coccidioidomycosis of the CNS
• Dimorphic fungi, Coccidioidomycosis immitis (California) and
posadasii, also known as the San Joaquin Valley fever
• During 1998–2011, a total of 111,717 cases were reported:
66% from Arizona, 31% from California, 1% from other
endemic states, and <1% from non-endemic states
• Coccidioidomycosis involving the CNS was initially reported
in the early 1900s and is one of the most devastating forms of
dissemination, reported in 1/3 to 1/2 of patients
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Clinical Manifestations
• Headache (77%)
• Nuchal rigidity (23%)
• Mental status changes (39%) including confusion, lethargy,
memory loss, general malaise, and poor recognition
• Focal neurologic manifestations (33%) including ataxia due
to hydrocephalus
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CNS Dissemination
• The main areas of involvement are the
basilar meninges
• Hydrocephalus the most common
complication (49%)
• Vasculitis and focal intracerebral
coccidioidal abscesses as less frequent
complications
Mischel PS, Vinters HV. CID. 1995;20:400-405.
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Vasculitis Secondary to Coccidioidal Meningitis
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Diagnostics
• Detected by hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stains, silver
(GMS) and/or by culture in serum/blood, cerebrospinal fluid,
or other body fluids/tissues
• Immunodiffusion: Tube precipitin (IDTP) and complement-
fixing tests (IDCF) and titers
• Enzyme-Linked Immunoassays (EIA): Specific detection of
IgM or IgG antibodies
• Antigen is detected in serum, urine, or CSF
Galgiani J., Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 8th Edition, 2014
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Diagnostics
• CSF Coccidioides antigen (CAg) has a sensitivity and specificity
of 93% and 100%
• Binnicker et al. applied real-time PCR to 266 respiratory
specimens
• Analysis demonstrated 100% sensitivity and 98% specificity for
Coccidioides when compared with culture
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Management• Treatment with intrathecal amphotericin B was the standard of care
until the availability of azoles in the 1980s
• Fluconazole replaced amphotericin after its efficacy was reported in a
retrospective study in 1988 and a prospective study in 1993
• Other antifungal agents used successfully in CNS infections include,
voriconazole, posaconazole, isavuconazole, and intravenous
liposomal amphotericin B
• Hydrocephalus nearly always requires a shunt for decompression
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Brain Abscess
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Brain Abscess:Clinical Presentation
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Fatal Aspergillus fumisynneamatusSinusitis with CNS
invasion in a healthy 36 year old man
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Fatal Invasive Orbitorhinocerebral
Mucormycosisin a 54 year old
woman with uncontrolled
diabetes
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Mucormycosis
• Rhizopus species are the most common genera
followed by:– Mucor species (19%)
– Rhizomucor species (7%)
– Cunninghamella species (9%)
• Ubiquitous in nature and can be found on decaying
vegetation and in the soil
• Mortality rate ranging from 68 to 100%
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Pathogenesis
Role in Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Diminished capacity of transferrin to bind to and sequester free iron at a pH of <7.4
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Risk Factors
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Haematologica. 2013 Apr;98(4):492-504
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Subdural Empyema
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Subdural Empyema
• Subdural empyema refers to a collection of pus between
the dura and arachnoid
• Predisposing factors include otorhinologic infections
which are affected in 40% to 80% of cases
• Caused by aerobic streptococci, staphylococci, aerobic
gram-negative bacilli, and anaerobic streptococci, and
other anaerobes
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Subdural Empyema
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the diagnostic
procedure of choice in patients with subdural empyema
• Subdural empyema is a medical and surgical emergency
• The goals of surgery are to achieve adequate
decompression and evacuation of empyema with
craniotomy being the surgical procedure of choice
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“My back is killing me”
• A 24 y/o man presents to the ED with c/o fever, severe
back pain described as "shooting” and stabbing in
nature, lower extremity weakness with decreased
sensation, difficulty walking, and bladder dysfunction
• He reports injecting heroin for the past 3 months
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Imaging
Epidural abscess
extending from the
L4-S1 levels causing
severe thecal sac
stenosis with cauda
equina impingement
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Microbiology
• S. aureus (Over 60% of cases)
• Gram-negative bacilli
• Streptococci
• Coagulase-negative staphylococci
• Anaerobes
• Others (fungi, tuberculosis, parasites)
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Abscesses are more likely to develop in
larger epidural spaces that contain
infection-prone fat
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Management of Spinal Epidural Abscess
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Infective Endocarditis (IE)
• Infection of the endocardium that involves the
cardiac valves and adjacent structures
• Bacterial (most common), fungal, rickettsia
• Acute and subacute course
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Microbiology• S. aureus — 31 percent
• Viridans group streptococci — 17 percent
• Enterococci — 11 percent
• Coagulase-negative staphylococci — 11 percent
• Streptococcus bovis — 7 percent
• Non-HACEK gram-negative bacteria — 2 percent
• Fungi — 2 percent
• HACEK — 2 percent*Haemophilus sppAggregatibacter [formerly Actinobacillus spp.]Cardiobacterium hominisEikenella corrodensKingella kingae
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Consequences of Septic Emboli
Small vessel (Janeway lesions)
Large vessel
Mitral or aortic valve Left ventricle Aorta
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CNS Involvement• Patients with left-sided IE were prospectively evaluated with cerebral
MRI regardless of neurologic symptoms
• The total cerebrovascular complication rate was 65%, including 35%
(symptomatic) and 30% (clinically silent)
• Middle cerebral artery and its branches are involved commonly
• Hemorrhagic transformation of septic emboli commonly results in
fatal intracerebral hemorrhage
Martin et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2008; 47:23
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Conclusion
• Infections involving the CNS are caused by a variety of
organisms
• The clinical presentations depend on the virulence of the
organism, host immunity, and the involved location
• A delay in diagnosis is often associated with a high
morbidity and mortality
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