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involvement of 5th cranial nerve..
Neck stiffness occurs because the lining of the spinal cord is connected to the lining of the brain. When this infected and inflamed lining is stretched by looking down, it causes severe pain.
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i think photophobia means that you can take a long distance
owls are photophobia from the light
Certain manipulations of the head (lowering the head, chin towards chest, for example) are difficult to perform and painful for a patient with meningitis.
i think photophobia means that you can take a long distance
When my son had pink eye, he had photophobia when looking at bright light.
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The only way to know for sure if you have Meningitis or not is by having a procedure called a Spinal Tap. This is where they insert a needle into the spinal canal to get a sample of spinal fluid. They test the sample to determine whether or not the Meningitis is bacterial or viral.