eMedicine Health Meningitis in Adults (Health/Neurological_Disorders)
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Description: Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and... treatment of this potentially lifethreatening infection of the meningesthe tough layer of tissue that surrounds the brain and the spinal cord.Meningitis is a potentially lifethreatening infection of the meningesthe tough layer of tissue that surrounds the brain and the spinal cord. If not treated, meningitis can lead to brain swelling
Specializes in: meningitis in adults brain infection infection meninges brain swelling bacterial meningitis viral meningitis stiff neck... neck stiffness spinal tap

National Meningitis Association (Health/Neurological_Disorders)
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Description: A nonprofit organization founded by parents to educate parents, students, health... professionals and public policy makers about the dangers of meningococcal disease and vaccination efforts.NMA is a nonprofit organization founded by parents of victims to educate families about meningitis, disease symptoms, and prevention approaches to meningococcal meningitis, especially immunization
Specializes in: meningitis nma national meningitis association viral meningitis meningococcal meningitis spinal meningitis bacterial meningitis meningitis symptoms... meningitis vaccine cdc

eMedicine Staphylococcal Meningitis (Health/Neurological_Disorders)
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Description: Dr. Lawrence Zumo reports on this form of bacterial meningitis infection often linked... to neurosurgery, trauma, and compromised immune system.Staphylococcal Meningitis Meningitis due to Staphylococcus aureus accounts for 19% of cases of bacterial meningitis and is associated with mortality rates of 1477%. It usually is associated with neurosurgical interventions (such as cerebrospinal fluid [CSF] shunts), trauma, or underlying conditions such as malignancy, decubitus ulcers, cellulitis, infected intravascular grafts, chronic alcoholism, diabetes mellitus, osteomyelitis, or perirectal abscess. It is uncommon in immunocompetent individuals in the absence of focal infection (eg, pneumonia, osteomyelitis, endocarditis, parameningeal infection, psoas or
Specializes in: staphylococcal meningitis viral meningitis immunocompromise bacterial meningitis cerebrospinal fluid shunt coma antistaphylococcal antibiotics...