“…The sex incidence in inflammatory diseases of the brain, especially in meningitis, has been investigated in several reports. With the exception of Glasscock (1935), all other studies (Pope and White, 1929;Matsuda, 1934;Kaufman, Levy, Zaleznak and Litvak, 1951;Ries, 1953;Roboz, 1959; and others) reported a significant preponderance of males. However, in tuberculous meningitis the sex incidence is equal.…”