A groundbreaking German study reveals that SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins persist in the brain, causing chronic inflammation and ...

Medically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MDMedically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MD The meninges of the brain and spinal cord ...

It occurs when an infection causes inflammation of the membranes (meninges) that surround your brain and spinal cord. Spinal meningitis can be caused by a bacterium, fungus, or virus. Symptoms ...

In general terms, it involves bacterial invasion of the meninges, increased permeability of the blood–brain barrier and pleocytosis, and neuronal injury. The molecular mechanisms that underlie ...

The brain, the command center to your entire nervous system. And yet the tiniest of germs can bring this complex organ to a halt. Meningitis is caused by germs that can do just that-- an infection ...

When it attacks the tissues, or meninges, of the brain and spinal cord it's called meningitis. Nancy Ford Springer The child may be vomiting, may have a headache, may have high fever, may have a ...

Mollaret’s meningitis is a rare type of meningitis that causes recurring episodes of inflammation around the brain and spinal cord. Mollaret’s meningitis is a rare and chronic form of aseptic ...

A new study reveals that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein remains in brain-protective tissues and skull bone marrow for years ...

In meningitis, the bacteria attack the lining around the brain called the meninges. They breach the meninges to infect the fluid running into the spinal cord. One clear, early symptom is a stiff ...