-
Meningitis is
acute or
chronic inflammation of the
protective membranes covering the
brain and
spinal cord,
collectively called the meninges. The most...
- response,
hence the
alternative names neoplastic meningitis (NM),
malignant meningitis, or
carcinomatous meningitis. The term
leptomeningeal (from the Gr**** lepto...
-
Viral meningitis, also
known as
aseptic meningitis, is a type of
meningitis due to a
viral infection. It
results in
inflammation of the
meninges (the...
-
Tuberculous meningitis, also
known as TB
meningitis or
tubercular meningitis, is a
specific type of
bacterial meningitis caused by the
Mycobacterium tuberculosis...
-
Meningism is a set of
symptoms similar to
those of
meningitis but not
caused by
meningitis.
Whereas meningitis is
inflammation of the
meninges (membranes that...
-
known as a
cause of
meningitis, it can also
result in sepsis,
which is an even more
damaging and
dangerous condition.
Meningitis and
meningococcemia are...
-
Meningitis Trust and
Meningitis UK in 2013.
Meningitis Now is
working towards a ****ure
where no one in the UK dies from
meningitis and
everyone affected...
- lungs,
presenting as a pneumonia, and in the brain,
where it
appears as a
meningitis. Coughing,
difficulty breathing,
chest pain and
fever are seen when the...
-
Aseptic meningitis is the
inflammation of the meninges, a
membrane covering the
brain and
spinal cord, in
patients whose cerebral spinal fluid test result...
-
Chronic meningitis is a long-lasting
inflammation of the
membranes lining the
brain and
spinal cord (known as the meninges). By definition, the duration...
