Symptoms may include stiff neck, sleepiness, and headache, among others. Meningitis is an inflammation of the fluid and three membranes (meninges) surrounding your brain and spinal cord.

Meningitis often begins with symptoms easily mistaken for flu ... The inflammation of the meninges (the membranes around the brain and spinal cord) makes bending the neck forward particularly ...

Early symptoms of bacterial meningitis may resemble those of a cold and fever. As the meninges swell, rising pressure on the brain and spinal cord can lead to seizures and coma. Bacterial ...

Professor Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has urged stakeholders in the Upper East ...

Meningitis, more common during the hot season in Nigeria, affects the protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal ...

Sinead Tummon was rushed to A&E following a sever headache that would not subside with painkillers, due to bacterial ...

A meningitis outbreak is sweeping through Ghana’s Upper West region, exposing a struggling health care system. With ...

Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has urged stakeholders in the Upper East Region to be vigilant and increase surveillance for Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM). He called for ...

Symptoms of aseptic meningitis can include a combination of ... A lumbar puncture involves removing fluid from a person’s spinal column and analyzing it to check for viral or bacterial infections.