meningism

• Termo médico para uma síndrome clínica com sintomas que lembram meningite, como rigidez da nuca e dor de cabeça, mas sem inflamação real das meninges.

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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   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.

   Síndrome meníngea

   • 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.