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Between And

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"Viral meningitis is more common in young children, particularly in those with less than one year or between 5 to 10 years."

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Headings Spacing

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"Pathology "

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"Treatment and prognosis "

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EG List And

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"Aseptic meningitis is a term frequently used as a synonym for viral meningitis (as distinct from bacterial meningitis). To avoid misleading interpretations, we prefer to save this term only for those noninfective inflammatory processes involving the meninges (e.g. leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and connective tissue diseases)."

Line 4:264 · An e.g. list gives selected examples, so it should not end with 'and' or 'or': 'e.g. leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and'.

"Neurologic dysfunction (e.g. altered state of consciousness, cranial nerve palsies, abnormal reflexes, and paralysis) is not a feature of meningitis and its presence should alert to a mixed picture with also the involvement of the brain parenchyma, meningoencephalitis ⁴."

Line 10:28 · An e.g. list gives selected examples, so it should not end with 'and' or 'or': 'e.g. altered state of consciousness, cranial nerve palsies, abnormal reflexes, and'.

Emphasis

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"genus Enterovirus (family Picornaviridae) includes ⁵"

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"herpesviruses (family Herpesviridae)"

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List Caps

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"Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)"

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Acronyms

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"JC virus"

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Pathology "

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"Aetiology"

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"Treatment and prognosis "

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Inline EG

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"Aseptic meningitis is a term frequently used as a synonym for viral meningitis (as distinct from bacterial meningitis). To avoid misleading interpretations, we prefer to save this term only for those noninfective inflammatory processes involving the meninges (e.g. leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and connective tissue diseases)."

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Lint: viral-meningitis