Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD Aseptic meningitis is a nonbacterial type of meningitis. Meningitis occurs when the ...

Medically reviewed by Angela Ryan Lee, MD If you are having an unexplained low-pressure headache, it's possible that you may ...

Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord, thereby involving the arachnoid, the pia mater and the interposed cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The examination ...

The patient’s CSF studies showed approximately 56 eosinophils per microliter. This finding is consistent with eosinophilic meningitis, which is defined by the presence of at least 10 eosinophils ...

Studies to evaluate potential causes of aseptic meningitis were performed in 10 infants. These included CSF viral cultures (8 infants), CSF HSV polymerase chain reaction tests (2 infants), rectal ...

Spinal fluid leakage is a serious medical condition that demands attention and care. Early recognition and prompt treatment ...

Meningitis is an infection that causes the ... and a physical examination that includes an evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid obtained via spinal tap is required to know whether one is dealing ...

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) has raised the alarm over the potential spread of cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM), a contagious disease, in several regions of northern ...

However, the clinical symptoms, laboratory and neuroimaging findings of CNS TB are nonspecific, no matter whether they are the common form, tuberculous meningitis (TBM), or the rare form ...

adding that 10 to 25% of people with an active posttraumatic CSF leak develop meningitis, a potentially fatal inflammation of the brain. Your headache, neck stiffness, or runny nose are most ...