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 ...

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 ...

A 34-year, named Adan (name changed), hailing from Ghana, South Africa adhering to Jehovah’s beliefs, presented with symptoms ...

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

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 ...

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal stimulation.

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

A 34-year-old Ghanaian patient adhering to Jehovah’s Witnesses beliefs has successfully undergone brain tumour surgery without a blood transfusion at a private hospital in Bengaluru, India.