The tumor grows from the meninges, the membranes (thin layers of tissue) surrounding your brain and spinal cord. Most meningiomas are noncancerous. Meningiomas typically grow slowly, so symptoms ...

The patient - Adan (name changed) - presented with symptoms of left-sided weakness persisting for a year and headaches ...

Meningitis is an infection that causes the thin layers of the meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord to become inflamed, explains Dr. Rodrigo Hasbun, an infectious diseases professor at ...

Medically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MDMedically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MD The meninges of the brain and spinal cord are three layers of membranes: the dura mater, arachnoid mater ...

The infection can spread to the meninges, a protective layer of tissue that pads your brain and spinal cord. This layer expands when fighting the infection. However, while it is protecting your ...

They include infections, inflammatory disorders, vascular diseases and disorders that affect the meninges or perimeningeal spaces that surround the spinal cord.

A woman described as "terrified of having surgery" is now walking again after having had an operation to remove a 4cm spinal tumour.

Meningioma is a slow-growing tumour that develops in the meninges, the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. The signs and symptoms of meningiomas vary depending on the tumour’s location.