Meninges

might have to be in a wheelchair or there was a chance I could walk with braces. After a Caesarean delivery I had surgery to drain the fluid from the bubble at the base of my spine. When the doctor opened up my back, he discovered that all of the meninges were where they needed to be and God had healed me. If I would have not been healed from spina bifida, I would have needed countless hours of physical therapy. I want to be a physical therapist because I have a greater appreciation for what…

One is called Coxsackieviruses [kok-sak-ee-vahy-ruh s]. They are known to replicate in the pharynx, the skin, the myocardium of the heart, the pancreas and the meninges . This group is then divided into two parts: Coxsackie [kok-sak-ee] A and Coxsackie B. The Coxsackie B group is known for causing the more severe symptoms such as spastic paralysis and are associated with herpangina, myocarditis, pericarditis, meningoencephalitis…

One of the most common types of Spina tumors is the Intramedullary Tumor. Spinal Cord Tumors are abnormal mass of cells that grow rapidly, but do not have any real physiological function and are found in and around spinal cord. Most of these spinal tumors are Astrocytomas and Ependymomas. Astrocytomas: Glial cell tumors that are derived from connective tissue cells called astrocytes. Theses cells can be found anywhere in the brain or spinal cord. Ependymomas: Also, glial cell tumors.…

Meninges are protective covering layers of the brain and spinal cord. Inflammation and infection of these layers is called Meningitis. Presentation and symptoms vary with age and can be different. Young children present with high fever, vomiting, headache and a dislike for light. Newborn babies can present with either irritability and inconsolable crying or being too sleepy and not waking up for feeds along with high fever. If left untreated the condition can progress to deteriorating…

It often also affects the meninges (the membranous coverings of the brain and spinal cord), causing meningoencephalitis. It is the reaction of the body's immune system to infection or invasion, and is often caused by a viral infection or a reaction to a virus or foreign protein. The…

disease (Bacterial 2015). This is because, as a disease, meningitis targets the brain and spinal cord (Bacterial 2015). Considering that these organs are very important for maintaining life, this disease is very debilitating. Meningitis occurs when the meninges, the covering of the brain and spinal cord, is inflamed (Bacterial 2015). Surprisingly, meningitis is hard to detect until after many of its symptoms have been displayed by the patient. Most of these symptoms are harmless, however, the…

Encephalocele Johni L. Cochran University of Cincinnati An encephaloceles is a type of neural tube defect. It is characterized by a herniation of the brain and meninges through a structural weakness in the bony structures of the skull (Tirumandas et al, 2013). There are four classifications of encephaloceles: frontoethmoidal, basal, occipital, and cranial vault. Classifications are based on the type of defect and its location on the skull. Nasal or frontoethmoidal…

most commonest type among the primary headache. It is one form of vascular headache. Vascular headache are throbbing and pulsating pain caused by the activation of nerve fibres that lies within the brain blood vessel walls which passes within the meninges. Which result in decrease in blood flow and oxygen to the brain and increase blood flow of other blood vessels. Migraine headaches are the repeated attacks of moderate to severe pain that is throbbing or pulsating pain which mainly affects…

The common symptoms of bacterial meningitis are fever, vomiting, severe and persistent headache, stiff and painful neck, confusion, unconsciousness, and seizures. One of apparent signs is that people who has infected are inability to lower their chin to chest due to stiffness in the neck. Symptoms can be varied depends on age as well. In infant or young children, they experience fever, cold, unusual cry, rapid breathing, or grunting, refusing food, and vomiting. In adults, besides those symptoms…

It is however divided into three components. Mainly, migraine, tension headache, and cluster headache. A migraine headache is believed to arise from activation and sensibilization of trigeminal nociceptors, essential processes are located at the meninges and the meningeal vessels (Gaul, MeBlinger, Holle-Lee, Neeb, 2017). The exact cause of a tension headache is unknown; however, it is believed that pericranial myofascial mechanisms play a significant role in episodic tension-type headache,…