Abstract
Along with Acanthamoeba, this protozoan, Naegleria fowleri, is one of the causes of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, most often affecting children who have been swimming in infected water; the presentation mimics that of acute bacterial meningitis. Examination of CSF may reveal motile trophozoites. Prognosis is poor, with death within 1 week the norm. Amphotericin (systemic, intrathecal) is the treatment most usually given, although miconazole, rifampicin, doxycycline, or chloramphenicol may be tried.
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Larner, A.J., Coles, A.J., Scolding, N.J., Barker, R.A. (2011). N. In: A-Z of Neurological Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-994-7_14
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