The infection can spread to the meninges, a protective layer of tissue that pads your brain and spinal cord. This layer expands when fighting the infection. However, while it is protecting your ...

Immune cells called regulatory T cells have long been known for their role in countering inflammation. In the setting of ...

Here's what bacterial meningitis is, how it's different from viral and other types of meningitis, and what treatment can be ...

The tumor grows from the meninges, the membranes (thin layers of tissue) surrounding your brain and spinal cord. Most meningiomas are noncancerous. Meningiomas typically grow slowly, so symptoms ...

part of a baby’s spinal cord can push through the opening and form a sac containing spinal fluid, meninges (one of the brain’s protective layers), and nervous system tissue or nerves.

leak occurs when the protective fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord leaks out due to a tear in the dura, the outermost layer of the meninges (connective tissues that cover the brain and ...