In anatomy, the meninges (/məˈnɪndʒiːz/, sg.: meninx (/ˈmiːnɪŋks/ or /ˈmɛnɪŋks/), from Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ (mēninx) 'membrane') are the three membranes...

names Familial osteosclerosis with abnormalities of the nervous system and meninges T2 weighted MRI showing an arteriovenous malformation indicated by the...

vertebrates, the brain and spinal cord are both enclosed in the meninges. The meninges provide a barrier to chemicals dissolved in the blood, protecting...

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...

spinal cavities) are the three meninges. The differently lined spaces contain different types of fluid. In the meninges for example the fluid is cerebrospinal...

The arachnoid mater (or simply arachnoid) is one of the three meninges, the protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. It is so named because...

nourishes other portions of the head, such as the face, scalp, skull, and meninges. Terminologia Anatomica in 1998 subdivided the artery into four parts:...

walls of small to medium blood vessels of the central nervous system and meninges. The term congophilic is sometimes used because the presence of the abnormal...

spinal cord. It is the outermost of the three layers of membrane called the meninges that protect the central nervous system. The other two meningeal layers...

membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, collectively called the meninges. The most common symptoms are fever, intense headache, vomiting and neck...

brains are surrounded by a system of connective tissue membranes called meninges that separate the brain from the skull. This three-layered covering is...

ruptured the meninges, or (rarely) certain cancers. Bilateral hemorrhage occurs when damage at the time of a facial fracture tears the meninges and causes...

resembles both meningitis, which is an infection or inflammation of the meninges, and encephalitis, which is an infection or inflammation of the brain tissue...

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...

membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges. Since Mollaret's meningitis is a recurrent, benign (non-cancerous), aseptic...

secondary headaches include the following: meningitis: inflammation of the meninges which presents with fever and meningismus, or stiff neck ischemic stroke...

meningitis due to a viral infection. It results in inflammation of the meninges (the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord). Symptoms commonly include...

bacterial meningitis caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of the meninges—the system of membranes which envelop the central nervous system. Fever...

thoracic cavity the uterus (pyometra) the appendix (appendicitis) the meninges (subdural empyema) the joints (septic arthritis) the gallbladder Chest...

such as the frontal lobe and the parietal lobe, are protected by the meninges and bone structures. Other organisms, such as whales, have their blowholes...

(/ˈdʒɜːrbə, ˈdʒɛərbə/; Arabic: جربة, romanized: Jirba, IPA: [ˈʒɪrbæ] ; Italian: Meninge, Girba), also transliterated as Jerba or Jarbah, is a Tunisian island and...

Periosteum The periosteum covers the outside of bones. Meninges of the CNS Details Location Outer surface of all bones Identifiers Latin periosteum MeSH...

a drowsy or confused person. Stiff neck, due to the irritation of the meninges covering the brain, indicates that the patient has either meningitis or...

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...

text, described the heart and its vessels, as well as the brain and its meninges and cerebrospinal fluid, and the liver, spleen, kidneys, uterus and bladder...

cancer in which the disease spreads from the original tumor site to the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord. This leads to an inflammatory response...

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...

referred to as simply the pia, is the delicate innermost layer of the meninges, the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Pia mater is medieval...

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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...