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Meningitis

Meningitis is acute or chronic inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, collectively called the meninges. The most common symptoms are fever, intense headache, vomiting... Wikipedia

  • Symptoms:  Fever, headache, neck stiffness
  • Complications:  Deafness, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, cognitive deficits
  • Causes:  Bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic, non-infectious, and other
  • Diagnostic method:  Lumbar puncture
  • Differential diagnosis:  Encephalitis, brain tumor, lupus, Lyme disease, seizures, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, naegleriasis
  • Prevention:  Vaccination
  • Medication:  Antibiotics, antivirals, steroids
  • Data Source:  DuckDuckGo
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