流行性脑脊髓膜炎(简称流脑)是一种常见急性呼吸道传染病,老年流脑病情更重,病死率高,报道较少。现将我院1981～1988年老年流脑20例的临床特征报告如下。临床资料一、一般情况20例中男8例,女12例,年龄均>60岁。发病季节以3月居多。本组普通型3例,暴发型17例,其中脑膜脑炎型14例,混合型3例。二、临床表现(见附表) Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis (referred to as meningitis) is a common acute respiratory disease, elderly patients with more severe meningitis, high mortality, reported less. Now our hospital from 1981 to 1988, 20 cases of meningitis in elderly clinical features are reported as follows. Clinical data First, the general situation 20 cases of 8 males and 12 females, all ages> 60 years. The season of onset is mostly in March. The common type in 3 cases, 17 cases of outbreaks, including 14 cases of meningoencephalitis, mixed 3 cases. Second, the clinical manifestations (see Schedule)