Background & importance This patient and public-involved systematic review originally
focused on arachnoiditis, a supposedly rare “iatrogenic chronic meningitis” causing …

By common usage, the term meningitis implies inflammation of the leptomeninges (the
arachnoid and pia) and, by extension, involvement of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the …

Meningitis is defined as inflammation of the meninges, the two membranes (pia and
arachnoid mater) that surround the brain and spinal cord to form the subarachnoid space …

Objectives: Identify the risk factors that may contribute to the development of arachnoiditis.
Determine the clinical presentation of arachnoiditis and differentiate this condition from …

Background Arachnopathy following meningitis has been described in the setting of chronic
spinal arachnoiditis and more recently as shunt-related progressive myelopathy due to …

Background Meningitis is known as a meningeal inflammation accompanied by pleocytosis
in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and can be classified into acute, subacute, and chronic …

The burden, impact, and social and economic costs of neurological sequelae following
meningitis can be devastating to patients, families and communities. An acute inflammation …

Meningitis, an inflammatory disease affecting the meningeal layers of the brain and the
spinal cord, poses a significant public health concern globally. Most meningitis cases are …

The burden, impact, and social and economic costs of neurological sequelae following
meningitis can be devastating to patients, families and communities. An acute inflammation …

Background Acute meningitis has a high case-fatality rate and survivors can have severe
lifelong disability. We aimed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the levels and …