A 62 year old man is brought to the admissions unit with a 3 day history of headache, confusion and abnormal behaviour. He was previously fit and well. He is found to have a temperature of 38.5⁰C and on examination he is confused but does not have any focal neurology, signs of raised intracranial pressure, or neck stiffness. What is a the most likely diagnosis?

11 votes
Meningitis
 
0% / 0 votes
Cerebral abscess
 
0% / 0 votes
Encephalitis
 
100% / 11 votes
Meningococcal sepsis
 
0% / 0 votes
Giant cell arteritis
 
0% / 0 votes


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