What are the clinical manifestations of meningococcal meningitis? Patients usually present with flu-like symptoms: fever, sore throat, myalgias, arthralgias, and general malaise. These signs and ...

It is the purpose of this paper to report two small series of cases of aseptic meningitis in which the evidence for ECHO virus Type 7 as the etiologic agent is strong, if not indeed conclusive. The ...

Brudzinski’s sign is present when passive neck flexion in a supine patient results in involuntary flexion of the knees and hips. A separate sign — the contralateral reflex — is present if passive ...

Carefully observe the infant for signs and symptoms of meningitis. Approximately one third of neonatal cases of sepsis are associated with meningitis. [18] Irritability, lethargy, a high-pitched cry, ...

Meningitis is a viral or bacterial infection of the meninges (membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord) that enters through the bloodstream from other parts of the body. The meninges have no ...

There are few words in the lexicon of medical terminology that get a parent’s attention like “Meningitis.” It’s a critical illness that can even be fatal, especially among children and teenagers. Yet ...

Meningitis is an inflammatory condition affecting spinal cord and brain membranes. Despite advances in technology and treatments, mortality rates for meningitis remain high, with up to 30% of adult ...

R.L., a 56-year-old obese diabetic woman with chronic pyelonephritis, had an intense headache on the morning of May 12, 1964, and was admitted to Henry Grady Memorial Hospital in a semistuporous state ...