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☆☆☆☆☆Meningitis is an infection or inflammation of the meninges - the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. It may be bacterial, viral, or fungal and is SERIOUS and life threatening. It can cause brain and spinal cord damage and death. Meningitis is characterized by fever, vomiting, intense headache, and stiff neck. The classic sign is stiff neck (nuchal rigidity). Patients will have their necks flexed backward (toward their backs) and when they are forced into a position where their necks are bent forward (toward their chests), they will have have a positive Brudzinski's sign. ER physicians will also perform a test for Kernig's sign.
It is an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, called the meninges
A disease of the membrane surrounding the brain. (A+LS)
Bleeding Between
Bleeding beneath the outer sheath covering the brain - called the dura mater.
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alcoholism A+
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contusion
Children are often not able to describe or report what is wrong.
coma
Call 911, do not move the victim, do bot try to pull the metal out, and do not shake the victim in a an attempt to awaken him or her.
Call for an ambulance because there is a high probability of stroke.
Mild concussion
electrical stimulation of the brain, particularly the frontal lobe
Huntington's disease is a fatal neurological disease.
A blunt force head injury.
Though they are not as effective as stimulants, they are useful when stimulants don't work
There are no true treatments to cure Alzheimer's but there are many treatments that can slow the effects of Alzheimer's. You can get treatments to make your Alzheimer's less noticeable but Alzheimer's cannot be cured.
