Chronic or recurrent meningitis. Neurosurgical perspectives.

Chronic meningitis is not a commonly encountered clinical problem in the day-to-day patient care responsibilities of neurosurgeons. It is, however, important for the neurosurgeon to be familiar with the clinical problems, diagnostic challenges, and therapeutic options required to establish a definitive diagnosis. This article concentrates on specific entities causing chronic or recurrent meningitis that may require neurosurgical participation.