Serial cerebrospinal examinations were then performed to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment. |
Meningitis is an infection and inflammation of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid surrounding your brain and spinal cord. |
This medical condition usually requires the surgical placement of a shunt system to divert cerebrospinal fluid to another part of the body. |
Brain shift occurs when the dura is opened, cerebrospinal fluid leaks out, and the brain either shrinks or swells. |
The diagnosis of meningitis was based on a typical clinical presentation and a marked neutrophilic pleocytosis in the cerebrospinal fluid. |
This may result in a blockage of the cerebrospinal fluid, the fluid that bathes the brain and spinal cord. |