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What is the medical term meaning inflammation of the tissue surrounding the brain?
Meningitis is inflammation of the membranes around the brain. Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain.
What is inflammation of brain called?
Inflammation of the brain is more commonly known as encephalitis.
What is the medical terminology breakdown of the word meningitis?
"-itis" in medical terminology means inflammation, and "mening" is referring to the meninges, which are the membranes surrounding the brain. So meningitis means inflammation of the membranes covering the brain.
Can viral meningitis cause warts?
No, viral meningitis causes an inflammation of the meninges (membranes surrounding the brain). However, there is a virus that causes warts, called the human papilloma virus or HPV.
What is a symptom of late-onset listeriosis?
Babies with late-term disease typically have meningitis (inflammation of the brain and spinal tissues).
Is Meningitis is the most accurate term for inflammation of the brain?
Meningitis is inflammation of the meninges, three membranes that are layered around the brain and spinal cord to cushion, nurture and protect the delicate neurons. In order, from superficial to deep, they are the dura mater, arachnoid mater and pia mater. Inflammation of the neurons of the brain would be called encephalitis. Inflammation of the meninges and inflammation of the neurons of the brain are often concurrent; this would be called meningoencephalitis.
What are complications associated with cellulitis?
This serious infection can lead to a temporary loss of vision, blindness, brain abscesses, inflammation of the brain and spinal tissues (meningitis ), and other complications.
Can the brain feel pain?
No, the brain itself does not feel pain because it lacks pain receptors. However, surrounding tissues and structures in the head can feel pain.
Does the brain feel pain?
No, the brain itself does not feel pain because it lacks pain receptors. However, surrounding tissues and structures in the head can feel pain.
Can the brain itself feel pain?
No, the brain itself does not feel pain because it lacks pain receptors. However, surrounding tissues and structures in the head can feel pain.
What is the tissues of the brain?
Brain tissues are made of neurons (cells) which together form nervous tissue.The brain is made of neurons, which are long, thin cells with tentacles that can be up to a meter long. There are also up to 50 billion other non-neural cells, such as cells that line the BBB [the blood brain barrier, which prevents encephalitis, or infection and subsequent inflammation of the brain].
Inflammation of the mininges and the brain is known as?
Inflammation of the meninges and the brain is known as Encephalitis.
