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meningitis
Also known as meninx inflammation, meninxitis, spinal meningitis
jenis penyakit
AI overview
Meningitis is an inflammation of the protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, causing symptoms like fever, severe headache, neck stiffness, and vomiting. It matters because it can be serious and life-threatening, and early recognition through its warning signs is important for getting prompt medical treatment.
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Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Meningitis
- Medical condition.image
- Meninges-en.svg
- Medical condition.caption
- Meninges of the central nervous system: dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater
- Medical condition.field
- Infectious disease, neurology
- Medical condition.symptoms
- Fever, headache, neck stiffness
- Medical condition.complications
- Deafness, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, cognitive deficits
- Medical condition.causes
- Bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic, non-infectious, and other
- Medical condition.diagnosis
- Lumbar puncture
- Medical condition.differential
- Encephalitis, sepsis, brain tumor, lupus, Lyme disease, seizures, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, naegleriasis
- Medical condition.prevention
- Vaccination
- Medical condition.medication