 Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis

Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is a rare, usually fatal, subacute-to-chronic central nervous system disease caused by certain species of free-living amoebae of the genera "Acanthamoeba", "Balamuthia" and "Sappinia pedata".The term is most commonly used with "Acanthamoeba".