Five students of a private school at Kalamassery in Ernakulam district of Kerala have sought medical treatment after showing ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Bacterial meningitis, also known as pyogenic meningitis, is a type of meningitis ...

This is a serious condition that can cause headaches, seizures, or meningitis. A CSF leak needs to be treated by a medical professional. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear liquid that surrounds ...

Some long-term effects of meningitis might begin to become apparent during the acute phase of the condition due to brain or nerve damage—and these symptoms often persi ...

The evaluation included an examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) which revealed ... He was treated with ceftriaxone for possible bacterial meningitis. Further evaluation revealed a normal ...

Aseptic meningitis ... or bacterial meningitis. In most cases, your doctor will perform a lumbar puncture, or spinal tap. During this procedure, your doctor will extract cerebrospinal fluid ...

“I am proud of our contribution to immunization with the antigens we identified,” says Masignani, “but the scientific battle against bacterial meningitis continues.” N. meningitidis is ...

Nigerian authorities have confirmed that a meningitis outbreak in the northwest was behind the death of at least 26 people over several weeks. The spread of the disease in the state of Kebbi began in ...

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is difficult to diagnose ... shorter duration of illness before presentation to hospital, and fewer CSF leukocytes – this suggests that mycobacterial genotype ...

Over the course of several weeks, Nigerians confirmed the deaths of at least 26 due to outbreak of meningitis. In Kerala, India, around 5 people have shown signs of the illness ...