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16. Meningeal signs and symptoms Flashcards

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Triad

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Headache, neck stiffness and fever. Develop over several hours or over 1-2 days

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Symptoms

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Nausea, vomiting, photalgia (photophobia), sleepiness, confusion, irritability, delirium, and coma.

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Chronic meningitis

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  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Papilledema
  • Meningismus
  • CN palsies
  • Other focal neurological signs
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Signs

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Kernig’s sign
Brudzinski’s sign

Meningitis caused by meningococcal bacteria => purpura

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