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    subarachnoid space, the space between the middle reticular meninges and the innermost tender meninges that lie close to the brain. It divides the subarachnoid...
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    ruptured the meninges, or (rarely) certain cancers. Bilateral hemorrhage occurs when damage at the time of a facial fracture tears the meninges and causes...
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    membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, collectively called the meninges. The most common symptoms are fever, intense headache, vomiting and neck...
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    brains are surrounded by a system of connective tissue membranes called meninges that separate the brain from the skull. This three-layered covering is...
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    names Familial osteosclerosis with abnormalities of the nervous system and meninges T2 weighted MRI showing an arteriovenous malformation indicated by the...
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    of the membranes known as meninges that surround and protect the central nervous system. The outermost layer of the meninges is the dura mater (Latin for...
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    spinal cavities) are the three meninges. The differently lined spaces contain different types of fluid. In the meninges for example the fluid is cerebrospinal...
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    stiffness is the result of inflamed meninges stretching due to flexion of the spine. The various layers of meninges act form a separation between the brain...
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    Dura mater (category Meninges)
    brain. The dura covers the arachnoid mater and the pia mater the other two meninges in protecting the central nervous system. At major boundaries of brain...
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    The three membranes of the meninges ensures stability and prevents injuries directed to these lobes. For instance, the meninges which include flexible sheets...
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    tumor cells being lodged in vessels that feed the meninges and later causing leakage into the meninges and CSF. This same situation also appear with spinal...
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    meningeal artery is the largest of the three (paired) arteries that supply the meninges, the others being the anterior meningeal artery and the posterior meningeal...
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  • the head and neck supplying blood to the face, scalp, skull, neck and meninges Internal carotid artery, an artery on each side of the head and neck supplying...
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    Aseptic meningitis is the inflammation of the meninges, a membrane covering the brain and spinal cord, in patients whose cerebral spinal fluid test result...
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    Pia mater (category Meninges)
    layers of the meninges work together as a protection device for the brain, with the CSF often referred to as the fourth layer of the meninges. Cerebrospinal...
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    resembles both meningitis, which is an infection or inflammation of the meninges, and encephalitis, which is an infection or inflammation of the brain tissue...
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    vertebrates, the brain and spinal cord are both enclosed in the meninges. The meninges provide a barrier to chemicals dissolved in the blood, protecting...
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    which contains cerebrospinal fluid. The spinal cord is also covered by meninges and enclosed by the neural arches. Together, the brain and spinal cord...
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    Arachnoid mater (category Meninges)
    Deep dissection. Posterior view. Meninges and superficial cerebral veins. Deep dissection. Superior view. Meninges and superficial cerebral veins. Deep...
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    of meninges caused by bacterial or viral infections. The capacity of an adult human cranial cavity is 1,200–1,700 cm3. The spaces between meninges and...
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    nourishes other portions of the head, such as the face, scalp, skull, and meninges. Terminologia Anatomica in 1998 subdivided the artery into four parts:...
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    conjunction with an overlying laceration that tears the epidermis and the meninges, or runs through the paranasal sinuses and the middle ear structures, bringing...
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    Periosteum The periosteum covers the outside of bones. Meninges of the CNS Details Location Outer surface of all bones Identifiers Latin periosteum MeSH...
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    emissary veins. Therefore, infection can spread from the scalp to the meninges, which could lead to meningitis.[citation needed]further studies are needed...
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    Fiber Tract–based Atlas of Human White Matter Anatomy Color Atlas of Neuroscience: Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology:Meninges and Tracts at Google Books...
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    between the inner layer of the dura mater and the arachnoid mater of the meninges surrounding the brain. It usually results from rips in bridging veins that...
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    cavernous sinus lies within the cranial cavity, between layers of the meninges, and is a major conduit of venous drainage from the brain. Despite this...
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  • outermost layer of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord in mammals Arachnoid mater, the middle layer of the meninges surrounding the brain...
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    membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges. Since Mollaret's meningitis is a recurrent, benign (non-cancerous), aseptic...
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    into the epidural space. True leaks can form at weak points in the spinal meninges. Therefore, the observed CSF hypotension is a result of CSF hypovolemia...
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