Better diagnosis for unexplained brain infections
Part of Brain & nervous system, Infections, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study looks for new ways to find the cause of lymphocytic meningitis or meningoencephalitis (inflammation of the brain or its lining) when standard tests don't give an answer. It may help people who have been hospitalized with these conditions and whose spinal fluid tests were unclear or not done.
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Who can take part
- You must be an adult or child hospitalized at Nancy University Hospital in France.
- You must have a diagnosis of lymphocytic meningitis or meningoencephalitis (a type of brain or spinal cord inflammation).
- Your spinal fluid must show more than 5 cells per cubic millimeter.
- Your standard meningitis test (FilmArray) must have been negative or not done at all.
- You cannot already have a known cause for your meningitis (other than tick-borne encephalitis).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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