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Is Aseptic Meningitis Serious?
Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD Aseptic meningitis is a nonbacterial type of meningitis. Meningitis occurs when the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Typical features of HSV-2 meningitis are headache, fever, stiff neck, and lymphocytic pleocytosis in the CSF. HSV-2 meningitis might be preceded by pelvic inflammatory disease, genital pain or ...