Aseptic Meningitis Quiz
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Saqib Baig, MD, MS (Pulmonology, Critical Care, Internal Medicine)
Dr. Baig graduated from Army Medical College (NUST) Pakistan in 2007. He did his internal medicine training from Baltimore, Maryland, USA during the years 2009-2013. He joined the internal medicine faculty practice at Medical College of Wisconsin in USA for 2 years before pursuing advanced training. He completed his pulmonary disease and critical care medicine fellowship from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School from 2015-2018. | | During his fellowship, Dr. Baig completed his master's in health care services management through Rutgers Business School. He currently serves as the medical director of respiratory therapy and pulmonary function lab and the clinical director of the COPD program at the Jane and Leonard Korman Respiratory Institute at Thomas Jefferson University. He holds the Assistant Professor of Medicine rank at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Baig's interests lie in respiratory physiology, airways disease, and data science.
Shohei Harase, MD (Neurology)
Dr. Harase spent his junior and senior high school years in Finland and the U.S. After graduating from the University of Washington (Bachelor of Science, Molecular and Cellular Biology), he worked for Apple Japan Inc. before entering the University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital, where he received the Best Resident Award in 2016 and 2017. In 2021, he joined the Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, specializing in hyperacute stroke.
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What is Aseptic Meningitis?
Aseptic meningitis is inflammation of the brain's membranes without a bacterial cause found in testing. It's typically caused by viral infections but can also result from fungal infection, spirochetal infection, medication-induced, or be associated with cancer or other systemic diseases. Meningitis symptoms include headache, light intolerance (photophobia), fever, and neck stiffness.
Typical Symptoms of Aseptic Meningitis
History of tuberculosis
Fever
Headache
Pain over the temples
Forehead pain
Currently undergoing chemotherapy
History of dementia
Drooping eyelids
Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson Aseptic Meningitis
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
Have you ever had tuberculosis?
Do you have a fever?
Do you have headaches or a heavy feeling in your head?
Do you have temple pain?
Do you have forehead pain?
Treatmentof Aseptic Meningitis
Most people with aseptic meningitis recover in one to two weeks without medical treatment. Rest, hydration, pain relievers, anti-inflammatory medications, antibiotics, or antivirals are usually prescribed depending on the cause of the inflammation of the brain's membranes.
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References
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Nigrovic LE. Aseptic meningitis. Handb Clin Neurol. 2013;112:1153-6. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52910-7.00035-0. PMID: 23622323.
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Saqib Baig, MD, MS (Pulmonology, Critical Care, Internal Medicine)
Dr. Baig graduated from Army Medical College (NUST) Pakistan in 2007. He did his internal medicine training from Baltimore, Maryland, USA during the years 2009-2013. He joined the internal medicine faculty practice at Medical College of Wisconsin in USA for 2 years before pursuing advanced training. He completed his pulmonary disease and critical care medicine fellowship from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School from 2015-2018. | | During his fellowship, Dr. Baig completed his master's in health care services management through Rutgers Business School. He currently serves as the medical director of respiratory therapy and pulmonary function lab and the clinical director of the COPD program at the Jane and Leonard Korman Respiratory Institute at Thomas Jefferson University. He holds the Assistant Professor of Medicine rank at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Baig's interests lie in respiratory physiology, airways disease, and data science.
Shohei Harase, MD (Neurology)
Dr. Harase spent his junior and senior high school years in Finland and the U.S. After graduating from the University of Washington (Bachelor of Science, Molecular and Cellular Biology), he worked for Apple Japan Inc. before entering the University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital, where he received the Best Resident Award in 2016 and 2017. In 2021, he joined the Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, specializing in hyperacute stroke.
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