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Cerebral meningitis
Acute or chronic inflammation of the meninges of the brain.
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Carcinomatous meningitis
Infiltration of the meninges by metastatic tumor cells. It may produce symptoms such as headache, backache, confusion, nerve palsies, or seizures and should be suspected when these symptoms arise in patients with known cancers. The diagnosis is confirmed by lumbar puncture with analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid for tumor cells.
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Basal meningitis
Inflammation of the meninges at the base of the brain, usually due to tuberculosis.
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Bacterial meningitis
Infection of the meninges with disease-causing and potentially life-threatening organisms, especially Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Listeria monocytogenes, among others.
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Aseptic meningitis
Inflammation of the meninges without obvious evidence of bacterial infection. It typically results from a viral infection (e.g., coxsackievirus or other enteroviruses), although frequently no causative organism is identified. An alternate term occasionally employed to refer to meningitis that is not caused by bacterial infection.
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Acute aseptic meningitis
A non-purulent form of meningitis often due to viral infection. It usually runs a short, benign course (marked by fever and headache) ending with recovery.
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Mendelevium
A transuranium element; atomic weight 256, atomic number 101.
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Menacme
The time between menarche and menopause.
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Spatial memory
The ability to recall three dimensional objects or places (e.g., the location of an object in space, the position of one object in relation to another, or the correct path through a maze).
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Selective memory
The recollection only of particular aspects of an event or experience; limited recall.
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