“…Meningitis and meningoencephalitis are the two most common manifestations in cases not associated with pregnancy (49, 140,252,271,296). The majority of brain abscesses also occur in individuals who are compromised by underlying medical conditions or who are receiving immunosuppressive therapy (77,102). In contrast, rhombencephalitis, a primary infection of the brain stem, is clearly different since it is found predominantly in noncompromised adults (15,386).…”