meningism

• Terme médical désignant un syndrome clinique présentant des symptômes évocateurs de la méningite, tels que la raideur de la nuque et des céphalées, mais sans inflammation réelle des méninges.

A medical term for a clinical syndrome of symptoms that resemble meningitis, such as neck stiffness and headache, but without actual inflammation of the meninges.

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1. Symptom complexC1formalmedical

   A set of symptoms such as neck stiffness, headache, and photophobia that resemble meningitis but occur without actual inflammation of the meninges, often due to other conditions like infections or spinal irritation.

   Syndrome

   • The patient presented with meningism, but a lumbar puncture showed no inflammatory cells.
   • Doctors diagnosed meningism caused by a severe case of pneumonia.
   • Meningism can sometimes be mistaken for true meningitis in clinical settings.
   • The child was hospitalized with fever and meningism, though the spinal fluid was clear.