This is called meningism or pseudomeningitis. Other problems can produce symptoms similar to those above, but from non-meningitic causes. A person is asked to rapidly rotate the head horizontally if this does not make the headache worse, meningitis is unlikely. Another test, known as the "jolt accentuation maneuver" helps determine whether meningitis is present in those reporting fever and headache. They do, however, have very good specificity for meningitis: the signs rarely occur in other diseases. Although Kernig's sign and Brudzinski's sign are both commonly used to screen for meningitis, the sensitivity of these tests is limited. A positive Brudzinski's sign occurs when flexion of the neck causes involuntary flexion of the knee and hip. In a person with a positive Kernig's sign, pain limits passive extension of the knee. Kernig's sign is assessed with the person lying supine, with the hip and knee flexed to 90 degrees. Other signs include the presence of positive Kernig's sign or Brudziński sign. Neck stiffness occurs in 70% of bacterial meningitis in adults.
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Other features that distinguish meningitis from less severe illnesses in young children are leg pain, cold extremities, and an abnormal skin color. The fontanelle (the soft spot on the top of a baby's head) can bulge in infants aged up to 6 months. Small children often do not exhibit the aforementioned symptoms, and may only be irritable and look unwell. Other signs commonly associated with meningitis include photophobia (intolerance to bright light) and phonophobia (intolerance to loud noises). If none of the three signs are present, acute meningitis is extremely unlikely. The classic triad of diagnostic signs consists of neck stiffness, sudden high fever, and altered mental status however, all three features are present in only 44–46% of bacterial meningitis cases. In adults, the most common symptom of meningitis is a severe headache, occurring in almost 90% of cases of bacterial meningitis, followed by neck stiffness (the inability to flex the neck forward passively due to increased neck muscle tone and stiffness).
Neck stiffness, Texas meningitis epidemic of 1911–12 The word meningitis comes from the Greek μῆνιγξ meninx, "membrane", and the medical suffix -itis, "inflammation".
Smaller outbreaks may also occur in other areas of the world. Outbreaks of bacterial meningitis occur between December and June each year in an area of sub-Saharan Africa known as the meningitis belt. With appropriate treatment, the risk of death in bacterial meningitis is less than 15%. In 2019, meningitis was diagnosed in about 7.7 million people worldwide, of whom 236,000 died, down from 433,000 deaths in 1990. Meningitis can lead to serious long-term consequences such as deafness, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, or cognitive deficits, especially if not treated quickly.
Corticosteroids can also be used to prevent complications from excessive inflammation. The first treatment in acute meningitis consists of promptly giving antibiotics and sometimes antiviral drugs. Giving antibiotics to people with significant exposure to certain types of meningitis may also be useful. Some forms of meningitis are preventable by immunization with the meningococcal, mumps, pneumococcal, and Hib vaccines. A lumbar puncture, in which a needle is inserted into the spinal canal to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), can diagnose or exclude meningitis. Meningitis can be life-threatening because of the inflammation's proximity to the brain and spinal cord therefore, the condition is classified as a medical emergency. Non-infectious causes include malignancy ( cancer), subarachnoid hemorrhage, chronic inflammatory disease ( sarcoidosis) and certain drugs. The inflammation may be caused by infection with viruses, bacteria, fungi or parasites. A non-blanching rash (a rash that does not fade when a glass is rolled over it) may also be present. Young children often exhibit only nonspecific symptoms, such as irritability, drowsiness, or poor feeding. Other symptoms include confusion or altered consciousness, nausea, vomiting, and an inability to tolerate light or loud noises. The most common symptoms are fever, headache, and neck stiffness. Meningitis is acute or chronic inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, collectively called the meninges. Meninges of the central nervous system: dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater.ĭeafness, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, cognitive deficits Įncephalitis, brain tumor, lupus, Lyme disease, seizures, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, naegleriasis Īntibiotics, antivirals, steroids
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