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Theme 17. Differential diagnosis of neuroinfections in children. Theme 18. Emergency states in children’s neuroinfections. Diagnostic and treatment MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS Meningococcal disease, first described by Vieusseaux in 1805 as epidemic cerebrospinal fever, remains a significant health problem, particularly in the developing world. Although nasopharyngeal colonization rarely leads to disseminated