leptomeningitis

• Condição médica caracterizada por inflamação das meninges moles, ou seja, da aracnoide e da pia-máter, que envolvem o cérebro e a medula espinhal.

A medical condition characterized by inflammation of the leptomeninges, the two delicate layers of tissue that cover the brain and spinal cord.

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   A medical condition characterized by inflammation of the leptomeninges, which are the two delicate layers of the meninges (the pia mater and the arachnoid mater) that surround the brain and spinal cord.

   Inflamação das leptomeninges

   • The patient was diagnosed with leptomeningitis after presenting with severe headaches and neck stiffness.
   • Leptomeningitis can be caused by bacterial, viral, or fungal infections.
   • Treatment for leptomeningitis often involves aggressive antibiotic therapy.